Reservoir · Minnesota · United States · USACE CWMS
Lake Traverse
82.6% full
Capacity
130.75 hm³
Volume stored
108 hm³
Coordinates
45.769°N, 96.640°W
Last updated
2026-10-01
Current fill
82.6%vs 7 days ago
+0.3%gaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — 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: 2026-10-01.
Catchment Weather
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About Lake Traverse
As of October 1, 2026, Lake Traverse is filled to 82.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 108 hm³ of water out of a maximum 131 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.3 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Lake Traverse — 100 data points between October 2, 2021 and October 1, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 80.6% (September 11, 2026) to a high of 105.0% (October 2, 2021).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Minnesota basin at 45.769°N, 96.640°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 82.6%
- Water stored
- 108 hm³
- Total capacity
- 131 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Minnesota
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 45.769°N, 96.640°W
- Last updated
- October 1, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 82.6% | 108 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 82.7% | 108 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 82.5% | 108 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 82.7% | 108 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 82.2% | 108 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 82.5% | 108 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 82.2% | 107 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 82.3% | 108 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 82.2% | 108 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 82.2% | 108 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 82.4% | 108 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 82.3% | 108 |