Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USGS NWIS
HILLSDALE LK NR HILLSDALE, KS
101.2% full
Capacity
93.74 hm³
Volume stored
95 hm³
Coordinates
38.659°N, 94.899°W
Last updated
2026-09-10
Current fill
101.2%vs 7 days ago
-0.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
+2.6%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-09-10.
Catchment Weather
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About HILLSDALE LK NR HILLSDALE, KS
As of September 10, 2026, HILLSDALE LK NR HILLSDALE, KS is filled to 101.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 95 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 (-0.5 pts), and it is 2.6 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 September 12, 2023 and September 10, 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
- 101.2%
- Water stored
- 95 hm³
- Total capacity
- 94 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 2.6 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- USGS
- Coordinates
- 38.659°N, 94.899°W
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 101.2% | 95 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 100.6% | 94 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 100.7% | 94 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 100.9% | 95 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 101.2% | 95 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 101.3% | 95 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 101.5% | 95 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 101.7% | 95 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 101.9% | 96 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 102.1% | 96 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 102.3% | 96 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 102.5% | 96 |