Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USGS NWIS
CLINTON LK NR LAWRENCE, KS
69.8% full
Capacity
225.97 hm³
Volume stored
158 hm³
Vs month average
103% of normal
Coordinates
38.931°N, 95.332°W
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
69.8%vs 7 days ago
-0.2 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+3.8 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
103%of normal
69.8% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 67.6% for October across 4 years of readings (+2.2 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 27 October 2026
Nonenot in a drought category
CLINTON LK NR LAWRENCE, KS's coordinates fall outside every category on the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. That describes local conditions — rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow — not the reservoir's storage. Kansas drought figures →
Data source: USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) — daily reservoir storage volume. Design capacity is unavailable for this site, so fill % is estimated against the 5-year maximum storage and may overstate fullness. Last reading: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.931°N, 95.332°W · Open in Google Maps
About CLINTON LK NR LAWRENCE, KS
As of October 28, 2026, CLINTON LK NR LAWRENCE, KS is filled to 69.8% of its total capacity, holding 157.76 hm³ of water out of a maximum 225.97 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pp), and it is 3.8 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for CLINTON LK NR LAWRENCE, KS — 1095 data points between October 30, 2023 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 63.3% (February 17, 2025) to a high of 100.0% (July 9, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around December.
It is operated by USGS primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 38.931°N, 95.332°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 157.76 hm³
- Total capacity
- 225.97 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 3.8 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- USGS
- Coordinates
- 38.931°N, 95.332°W
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 69.8% | 157.76 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 69.8% | 157.76 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 69.9% | 157.89 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 69.9% | 157.89 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 69.9% | 158.01 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 70.0% | 158.13 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 70.0% | 158.13 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 70.0% | 158.26 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 70.0% | 158.26 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 70.1% | 158.38 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 70.1% | 158.5 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 70.2% | 158.63 |