Kansas Lake Water Levels

12 lakes & reservoirs · 11 river systems

We track 12 Kansas lakes and reservoirs, operated by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Each level below is that lake's most recent official gauge reading, with the date it was taken — open any lake for its full-pool comparison, 12-month history chart and record high and low.

Of the 12 Kansas lakes with a current reading, 9 are within a foot of full pool. The furthest down right now is Wilson Lake, 4.71 ft under its 1516 ft full pool.

Kansas lake and reservoir water levels
LakeLevelVs full poolFull poolReading
Big Hill Lake856.91 ft−1.09 ft858 ftSep 2, 2026
Cheney Reservoir1,420.57 ft−1.03 ft1421.6 ftSep 2, 2026
Clinton Lake876.24 ft+0.74 ft875.5 ftSep 2, 2026
Council Grove Lake1,273.74 ft−0.26 ft1274 ftSep 2, 2026
El Dorado Lake1,338.15 ft−0.85 ft1339 ftSep 2, 2026
Elk City Lake795.37 ft−0.63 ft796 ftSep 2, 2026
Fall River Lake948.69 ft+0.19 ft948.5 ftSep 2, 2026
John Redmond Reservoir1,041.03 ftAt full pool1041 ftSep 2, 2026
Marion Reservoir1,350.11 ft−0.39 ft1350.5 ftSep 2, 2026
Melvern Lake1,036.04 ftAt full pool1036 ftSep 2, 2026
Toronto Lake901.96 ft+0.46 ft901.5 ftSep 2, 2026
Wilson Lake1,511.29 ft−4.71 ft1516 ftSep 2, 2026

Readings are the latest values published by each lake's managing agency and are provisional, subject to revision. Open a lake page for its live gauge.

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