Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USGS NWIS
MELVERN LK NR MELVERN, KS
96.6% full
Capacity
189.96 hm³
Volume stored
183 hm³
Coordinates
38.509°N, 95.710°W
Last updated
2026-09-10
Current fill
96.6%vs 7 days ago
-0.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
+0.4%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) — 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: 2026-09-10.
Catchment Weather
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About MELVERN LK NR MELVERN, KS
As of September 10, 2026, MELVERN LK NR MELVERN, KS is filled to 96.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 183 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 (-0.5 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for MELVERN LK NR MELVERN, KS — 1083 data points between September 12, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 82.1% (October 23, 2023) to a high of 105.0% (December 2, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by USGS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kansas basin at 38.509°N, 95.710°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 96.6%
- Water stored
- 183 hm³
- Total capacity
- 190 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.4 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- USGS
- Coordinates
- 38.509°N, 95.710°W
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 96.6% | 183 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 96.4% | 183 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 96.5% | 183 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 96.6% | 184 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 96.8% | 184 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 96.9% | 184 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 97.0% | 184 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 97.1% | 185 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 97.3% | 185 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 97.5% | 185 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 97.7% | 186 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 97.9% | 186 |