Reservoir · Kansas · United States · BOR RISE
Lovewell Reservoir
Lovewell Reservoir and Dam
69.0% full
Capacity
51.42 hm³
Volume stored
35 hm³
Vs month average
134% of normal
Coordinates
39.885°N, 98.028°W
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
69.0%vs 7 days ago
+0.1 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+8.1 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
134%of normal
69.0% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 51.6% for October across 6 years of readings (+17.4 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 27 October 2026
Nonenot in a drought category
Lovewell Reservoir's coordinates fall outside every category on the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. That describes local conditions — rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow — not the reservoir's storage. Kansas drought figures →
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: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 39.885°N, 98.028°W · Open in Google Maps
About Lovewell Reservoir
As of October 28, 2026, Lovewell Reservoir is filled to 69.0% of its total capacity, holding 35.49 hm³ of water out of a maximum 51.42 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.1 pp), and it is 8.1 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lovewell Reservoir — 1932 data points between October 30, 2021 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.0% (September 11, 2026) to a high of 104.5% (July 28, 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 is at 39.885°N, 98.028°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 35.49 hm³
- Total capacity
- 51.42 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.1 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 8.1 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 39.885°N, 98.028°W
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 69.0% | 35.49 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 69.0% | 35.49 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 35.45 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 35.42 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 35.45 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 69.0% | 35.49 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 35.45 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 35.42 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 68.8% | 35.38 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 68.8% | 35.38 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 35.45 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 69.2% | 35.59 |