Reservoir · Oklahoma · United States · USACE CWMS
Kaw Lake
39.6% full
Capacity
983.74 hm³
Volume stored
390 hm³
Coordinates
36.699°N, 96.922°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
39.6%vs 7 days ago
-0.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Design capacity is unavailable for this site, so fill % is estimated against the 5-year maximum storage and may overstate fullness. Last reading: 2026-09-11.
Catchment Weather
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About Kaw Lake
As of September 11, 2026, Kaw Lake is filled to 39.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 390 hm³ of water out of a maximum 984 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Kaw Lake — 329 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 39.5% (September 9, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (June 29, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Oklahoma basin at 36.699°N, 96.922°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 39.6%
- Water stored
- 390 hm³
- Total capacity
- 984 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Oklahoma
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 36.699°N, 96.922°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 39.6% | 390 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 39.6% | 390 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 39.5% | 389 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 39.6% | 390 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 39.8% | 391 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 39.9% | 393 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 40.0% | 394 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 40.1% | 395 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 40.3% | 396 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 40.4% | 397 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 40.5% | 399 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 40.7% | 400 |