Reservoir · Kansas · United States · BOR RISE
Keith Sebelius Lake
Keith Sebelius Lake and Norton Dam
28.8% full
Capacity
44.33 hm³
Volume stored
13 hm³
Coordinates
39.807°N, 99.934°W
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
28.8%vs 7 days ago
-0.4%losing
vs 1 year ago
-6.5%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
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Keith Sebelius Lake
As of September 9, 2026, Keith Sebelius Lake is filled to 28.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 13 hm³ of water out of a maximum 44 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pts), and it is 6.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Keith Sebelius Lake — 1945 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.8% (September 9, 2026) to a high of 53.9% (June 5, 2024). 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 Kansas basin at 39.807°N, 99.934°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 28.8%
- Water stored
- 13 hm³
- Total capacity
- 44 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 6.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 39.807°N, 99.934°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 28.8% | 13 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 28.9% | 13 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 29.0% | 13 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 29.0% | 13 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 29.0% | 13 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 29.1% | 13 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 29.1% | 13 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 29.2% | 13 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 29.3% | 13 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 29.3% | 13 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 29.3% | 13 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 29.3% | 13 |