Reservoir · Minnesota · United States · USACE CWMS
Lac qui Parle Dam
94.9% full
Capacity
54.05 hm³
Volume stored
51 hm³
Coordinates
45.022°N, 95.869°W
Last updated
2026-09-14
Current fill
94.9%vs 7 days ago
-1.7%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↓falling
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: 2026-09-14.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Lac qui Parle Dam
As of September 14, 2026, Lac qui Parle Dam is filled to 94.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 51 hm³ of water out of a maximum 54 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 1.7 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Lac qui Parle Dam — 47 data points between July 30, 2026 and September 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 87.0% (August 18, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (August 3, 2026).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Minnesota basin at 45.022°N, 95.869°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 94.9%
- Water stored
- 51 hm³
- Total capacity
- 54 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.7 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Minnesota
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 45.022°N, 95.869°W
- Last updated
- September 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2026 | 94.9% | 51 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 95.0% | 51 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | 95.7% | 52 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 96.5% | 52 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 97.2% | 53 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 97.5% | 53 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 97.3% | 53 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 96.6% | 52 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 95.2% | 51 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 94.8% | 51 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 94.1% | 51 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 93.6% | 51 |