Reservoir · South Dakota · United States · BOR RISE
Deerfield Reservoir
Deerfield Reservoir and Dam
90.3% full
Capacity
19.31 hm³
Volume stored
17 hm³
Coordinates
44.028°N, 103.786°W
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
90.3%vs 7 days ago
-0.3%losing
vs 1 year ago
-4.1%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.
Catchment Weather
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About Deerfield Reservoir
As of September 9, 2026, Deerfield Reservoir is filled to 90.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 17 hm³ of water out of a maximum 19 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.3 pts), and it is 4.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Deerfield Reservoir — 1950 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 89.3% (November 23, 2024) to a high of 101.8% (July 1, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the South Dakota basin at 44.028°N, 103.786°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 90.3%
- Water stored
- 17 hm³
- Total capacity
- 19 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 4.1 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- South Dakota
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 44.028°N, 103.786°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 90.3% | 17 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 90.3% | 17 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 90.4% | 17 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 90.4% | 17 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 90.4% | 17 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 90.5% | 17 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 90.5% | 17 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 90.6% | 18 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 90.7% | 18 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 90.7% | 18 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 90.8% | 18 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 90.9% | 18 |