Reservoir · Nebraska · United States · BOR RISE
Lake Minatare
Lake Minatare and Dam
22.4% full
Capacity
72.52 hm³
Volume stored
16 hm³
Coordinates
41.918°N, 103.489°W
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
22.4%vs 7 days ago
-0.4%losing
vs 1 year ago
-8.3%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 Lake Minatare
As of September 9, 2026, Lake Minatare is filled to 22.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 16 hm³ of water out of a maximum 73 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 8.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Minatare — 1952 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 22.4% (September 8, 2026) to a high of 91.4% (June 9, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around February.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Nebraska basin at 41.918°N, 103.489°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 22.4%
- Water stored
- 16 hm³
- Total capacity
- 73 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 8.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Nebraska
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 41.918°N, 103.489°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 22.4% | 16 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 22.4% | 16 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 22.5% | 16 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 22.5% | 16 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 22.5% | 16 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 22.8% | 17 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 22.8% | 17 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 22.8% | 17 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 22.8% | 17 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 22.8% | 17 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 22.9% | 17 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 22.9% | 17 |