Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USACE CWMS
Melvern Dam & Reservoir
95.3% full
Capacity
189.96 hm³
Volume stored
181 hm³
Coordinates
38.511°N, 95.708°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
95.3%vs 7 days ago
-0.2%losing
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: 2026-09-11.
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About Melvern Dam & Reservoir
As of September 11, 2026, Melvern Dam & Reservoir is filled to 95.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 181 hm³ of water out of a maximum 190 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Melvern Dam & Reservoir — 328 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 88.3% (February 13, 2022) to a high of 105.0% (September 12, 2021). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around February.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kansas basin at 38.511°N, 95.708°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 95.3%
- Water stored
- 181 hm³
- Total capacity
- 190 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 38.511°N, 95.708°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 95.3% | 181 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 181 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 95.1% | 181 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 95.0% | 180 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 95.2% | 181 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 95.3% | 181 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 95.4% | 181 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 95.5% | 181 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 95.6% | 182 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 95.8% | 182 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 96.0% | 182 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 96.2% | 183 |