Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USACE CWMS
Council Grove Lake
84.9% full
Capacity
60.03 hm³
Volume stored
51 hm³
Coordinates
38.679°N, 96.507°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
84.9%vs 7 days ago
-0.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — 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: 2026-09-11.
Catchment Weather
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About Council Grove Lake
As of September 11, 2026, Council Grove Lake is filled to 84.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 51 hm³ of water out of a maximum 60 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.6 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Council Grove Lake — 330 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 84.9% (September 11, 2026) to a high of 105.0% (June 9, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kansas basin at 38.679°N, 96.507°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 84.9%
- Water stored
- 51 hm³
- Total capacity
- 60 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.6 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 38.679°N, 96.507°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 84.9% | 51 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 85.0% | 51 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 85.0% | 51 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 85.0% | 51 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 85.2% | 51 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 85.3% | 51 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 85.5% | 51 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 85.5% | 51 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 85.6% | 51 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 85.8% | 52 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 86.1% | 52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 86.2% | 52 |