Reservoir · Nebraska · United States · BOR RISE
Davis Creek Reservoir
Davis Creek Reservoir and Dam
44.8% full
Capacity
38.43 hm³
Volume stored
17 hm³
Vs month average
99% of normal
Coordinates
41.405°N, 98.708°W
Last updated
2026-10-12
Current fill
44.8%vs 7 days ago
-0.3%losing
vs 1 year ago
+0.1%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
99%of normal
44.8% full on 2026-10-12, against an average of 45.1% for October across 6 years of readings (-0.3 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 6 October 2026
Nonenot in a drought category
Davis Creek Reservoir'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. Nebraska drought figures →
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: 2026-10-12.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 41.405, -98.708 · Open in Google Maps
About Davis Creek Reservoir
As of October 12, 2026, Davis Creek Reservoir is filled to 44.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 17 hm³ of water out of a maximum 38 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 (-0.3 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Davis Creek Reservoir — 1949 data points between October 14, 2021 and October 12, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 38.5% (April 13, 2023) to a high of 102.9% (June 22, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around March.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Nebraska basin at 41.405°N, 98.708°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 44.8%
- Water stored
- 17 hm³
- Total capacity
- 38 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.1 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Nebraska
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 41.405°N, 98.708°W
- Last updated
- October 12, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | 44.8% | 17 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 44.9% | 17 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 44.9% | 17 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 45.0% | 17 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 45.0% | 17 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 45.0% | 17 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 45.1% | 17 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 45.1% | 17 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 45.1% | 17 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 45.2% | 17 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 45.2% | 17 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 45.3% | 17 |