Kansas · USACE Tulsa District

Marion Reservoir water level

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

FULL POOL 1346 1348 1350
Elevation, feet (NAVD88)

as of August 20, 2026

1350.46 ft NAVD88

level At full pool — typical for mid-August

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


Marion 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 1348 1350 1352 1354 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2015–2026 · elevation, feet (NAVD88)

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.

full pool 1345 1350 1355 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 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 1350.50 ft NAVD88 · per USACE Tulsa District full-pool reference
Conservation capacity 76,837 acre-feet · per USACE Tulsa District capacity reference
Gauge USACE series MARI.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum NAVD88 — 1350.5 ft is the district's top of conservation pool figure, in the same NAVD88 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 Marion Reservoir right now?

Marion Reservoir is at 1350.46 ft (NAVD88) as of August 20, 2026 — At full pool — typical for mid-August

Is Marion Reservoir full?

Yes — at 1350.46 ft, Marion Reservoir is at full pool (1350.50 ft NAVD88).

What is full pool for Marion Reservoir?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Marion Reservoir is 1350.50 ft NAVD88, per USACE Tulsa District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.