Reservoir · Kansas · United States · BOR RISE
Lovewell Reservoir
Lovewell Reservoir and Dam
31.8% full
Capacity
51.42 hm³
Volume stored
16 hm³
Coordinates
39.885°N, 98.028°W
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
31.8%vs 7 days ago
-6.0%losing
vs 1 year ago
-31.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
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
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About Lovewell Reservoir
As of September 9, 2026, Lovewell Reservoir is filled to 31.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 16 hm³ of water out of a maximum 51 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 6.0 percentage points, and it is 31.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lovewell Reservoir — 1945 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 30.5% (August 30, 2024) to a high of 105.0% (July 2, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kansas basin at 39.885°N, 98.028°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 31.8%
- Water stored
- 16 hm³
- Total capacity
- 51 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 6.0 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 31.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 39.885°N, 98.028°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 31.8% | 16 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 32.9% | 17 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 33.7% | 17 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 34.7% | 18 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 35.3% | 18 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 35.9% | 18 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 36.8% | 19 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 37.8% | 19 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 40.6% | 21 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 41.9% | 22 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 43.7% | 22 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 45.7% | 23 |