Kansas · USACE Tulsa District

John Redmond Reservoir water level

Today's reading against full pool and John Redmond Reservoir's own seasonal history.

FULL POOL 1036 1038 1040 1042
Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of August 20, 2026

1041.06 ft NGVD29

level 0.1 ft above full pool — on the low side for mid-August

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series JOHN.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev) and updates live when you load this page.


John Redmond Reservoir through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2015–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 1040 1050 1060 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2015–2026 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

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  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2019 (wettest on record)
  • 2023 (driest on record)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool 1041.00 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Tulsa District full-pool reference
Conservation capacity 58,292 acre-feet · per USACE Tulsa District capacity reference
Gauge USACE series JOHN.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum NGVD29 — 1041 ft is the district's top of conservation pool figure, in the same NGVD29 datum as the gauge.
Last verified August 20, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

How full is John Redmond Reservoir right now?

John Redmond Reservoir is at 1041.06 ft (NGVD29) as of August 20, 2026 — 0.1 ft above full pool — on the low side for mid-August

Is John Redmond Reservoir full?

Yes and then some — at 1041.06 ft, John Redmond Reservoir is 0.1 ft above its full pool of 1041.00 ft (NGVD29), using flood storage.

What is full pool for John Redmond Reservoir?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for John Redmond Reservoir is 1041.00 ft NGVD29, per USACE Tulsa District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.