Reservoir · Kansas · United States · BOR RISE
Cheney Reservoir
Cheney Reservoir and Dam
98.0% full
Capacity
206.08 hm³
Volume stored
202 hm³
Coordinates
37.725°N, 97.798°W
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
98.0%vs 7 days ago
-1.3%losing
vs 1 year ago
-7.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Data source: BOR RISE — US Bureau of Reclamation — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-09-09.
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About Cheney Reservoir
As of September 9, 2026, Cheney Reservoir is filled to 98.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 202 hm³ of water out of a maximum 206 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.3 pts), and it is 7.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Cheney Reservoir — 1824 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 59.3% (October 29, 2024) to a high of 105.0% (June 2, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kansas basin at 37.725°N, 97.798°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 98.0%
- Water stored
- 202 hm³
- Total capacity
- 206 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 7.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 37.725°N, 97.798°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 98.0% | 202 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 98.1% | 202 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 98.3% | 203 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 98.6% | 203 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 98.7% | 204 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 98.9% | 204 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 99.0% | 204 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 99.3% | 205 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 99.3% | 205 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 99.6% | 205 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 99.8% | 206 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 100.1% | 206 |