Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USGS NWIS
KANOPOLIS LK NR KANOPOLIS, KS
99.3% full
Capacity
75.71 hm³
Volume stored
75 hm³
Vs month average
134% of normal
Coordinates
38.607°N, 97.967°W
Last updated
2026-10-14
Current fill
99.3%vs 7 days ago
+0.1%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+30.4%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
134%of normal
99.3% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 74.1% for October across 5 years of readings (+25.2 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 13 October 2026
D0abnormally dry
The ground at KANOPOLIS LK NR KANOPOLIS, KS's coordinates falls inside the D0 area of 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. 38.607, -97.967 · Open in Google Maps
About KANOPOLIS LK NR KANOPOLIS, KS
As of October 14, 2026, KANOPOLIS LK NR KANOPOLIS, KS is filled to 99.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 75 hm³ of water out of a maximum 76 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.1 pts), and it is 30.4 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for KANOPOLIS LK NR KANOPOLIS, KS — 1461 data points between October 15, 2022 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 63.1% (November 16, 2023) to a high of 105.0% (June 10, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around January.
It is operated by USGS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kansas basin at 38.607°N, 97.967°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 99.3%
- Water stored
- 75 hm³
- Total capacity
- 76 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 30.4 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- USGS
- Coordinates
- 38.607°N, 97.967°W
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 99.3% | 75 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 99.3% | 75 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 99.4% | 75 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 99.4% | 75 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 75 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 99.7% | 75 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 99.6% | 75 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 99.2% | 75 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 98.6% | 75 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 97.6% | 74 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 96.0% | 73 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 93.9% | 71 |