Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USACE CWMS
Melvern Dam & Reservoir
104.4% full
Capacity
189.96 hm³
Volume stored
198 hm³
Vs month average
100% of normal
Coordinates
38.511°N, 95.708°W
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
104.4%vs 24 Oct 2026
-0.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
N/ATrend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
100%of normal
104.4% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 104.2% for October across 2 years of readings (+0.2 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 20 October 2026
Nonenot in a drought category
Melvern Dam & 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: 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: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.511°N, 95.708°W · Open in Google Maps
About Melvern Dam & Reservoir
As of October 28, 2026, Melvern Dam & Reservoir is filled to 104.4% of its total capacity, holding 198.26 hm³ of water out of a maximum 189.96 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Since October 24, 2026 the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Melvern Dam & Reservoir — 282 data points between October 29, 2021 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 88.3% (February 13, 2022) to a high of 104.9% (October 24, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around February.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 38.511°N, 95.708°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 104.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 198.26 hm³
- Total capacity
- 189.96 hm³
- Change since October 24, 2026
- ▼ 0.5 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 38.511°N, 95.708°W
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 104.4% | 198.26 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 104.3% | 198.17 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 104.4% | 198.26 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 104.6% | 198.63 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 104.9% | 199.26 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 104.3% | 198.17 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 102.6% | 194.86 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 102.3% | 194.33 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 102.1% | 193.89 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 102.1% | 193.89 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 102.3% | 194.25 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 102.2% | 194.16 |