Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USACE CWMS
Milford Dam & Reservoir
103.0% full
Capacity
479.58 hm³
Volume stored
494 hm³
Vs month average
101% of normal
Coordinates
39.085°N, 96.897°W
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
103.0%vs 7 days ago
+0.6 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
101%of normal
103.0% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 102.4% for October across 2 years of readings (+0.6 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 20 October 2026
Nonenot in a drought category
Milford 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. 39.085°N, 96.897°W · Open in Google Maps
About Milford Dam & Reservoir
As of October 28, 2026, Milford Dam & Reservoir is filled to 103.0% of its total capacity, holding 493.99 hm³ of water out of a maximum 479.58 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.6 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Milford Dam & Reservoir — 302 data points between October 29, 2021 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 84.0% (April 12, 2022) to a high of 104.9% (July 15, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around April.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 39.085°N, 96.897°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 103.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 493.99 hm³
- Total capacity
- 479.58 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.6 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 39.085°N, 96.897°W
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 103.0% | 493.99 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 103.0% | 493.99 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 102.8% | 493.14 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 102.7% | 492.71 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 102.6% | 492.28 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 102.4% | 491.21 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 102.4% | 491.21 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 102.4% | 491 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 102.2% | 490.14 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 102.1% | 489.5 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 102.0% | 489.29 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 102.2% | 490.36 |