Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USGS NWIS
HILLSDALE LK NR HILLSDALE, KS
102.1% full
Capacity
93.74 hm³
Volume stored
96 hm³
Vs month average
108% of normal
Coordinates
38.659°N, 94.899°W
Last updated
2026-10-14
Current fill
102.1%vs 7 days ago
+0.1%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+6.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
108%of normal
102.1% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 94.2% for October across 4 years of readings (+7.9 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 13 October 2026
Nonenot in a drought category
HILLSDALE LK NR HILLSDALE, 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. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-10-14.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.659, -94.899 · Open in Google Maps
About HILLSDALE LK NR HILLSDALE, KS
As of October 14, 2026, HILLSDALE LK NR HILLSDALE, KS is filled to 102.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 96 hm³ of water out of a maximum 94 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.1 pts), and it is 6.7 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for HILLSDALE LK NR HILLSDALE, KS — 1095 data points between October 16, 2023 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 88.7% (October 30, 2024) to a high of 105.0% (December 25, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by USGS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kansas basin at 38.659°N, 94.899°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 102.1%
- Water stored
- 96 hm³
- Total capacity
- 94 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 6.7 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- USGS
- Coordinates
- 38.659°N, 94.899°W
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 102.1% | 96 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 101.3% | 95 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 101.3% | 95 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 101.5% | 95 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 101.6% | 95 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 101.8% | 95 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 101.9% | 96 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 102.0% | 96 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 102.0% | 96 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 102.2% | 96 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 102.2% | 96 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 102.2% | 96 |