1145.96 ft NGVD29
level 1.6 ft above full pool — typical for late September
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 06857050) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Milford Lake full?
Yes, and then some — 1.6 ft above full pool as of September 24, 2026
How full is Milford Lake? Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
Milford Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1980–2012. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.
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.
- 1993 (most recent on record, wettest on record)
- 1988 (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 | 1144.40 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Kansas City District (NWK) full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | USGS gauge 06857050 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NGVD29 — Top of the conservation pool is 1,144.40 ft. |
| Last verified | August 15, 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
What is the lake level for Milford Lake today?
Milford Lake is at 1145.96 ft (NGVD29) as of September 24, 2026 — 1.6 ft above full pool — typical for late September.
Is Milford Lake full?
Yes and then some — at 1145.96 ft on September 24, 2026, Milford Lake is 1.6 ft above its full pool of 1144.40 ft (NGVD29), using flood storage.
How full is Milford Lake?
Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
What is full pool for Milford Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Milford Lake is 1144.40 ft NGVD29, per USACE Kansas City District (NWK) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.