Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USGS NWIS
MILFORD LAKE NR JUNCTION CITY, KS
103.0% full
Capacity
479.58 hm³
Volume stored
494 hm³
Coordinates
39.076°N, 96.900°W
Last updated
2026-09-10
Current fill
103.0%vs 7 days ago
-0.6%losing
vs 1 year ago
+5.0%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
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 39.076, -96.900 · Open in Google Maps
About MILFORD LAKE NR JUNCTION CITY, KS
As of September 10, 2026, MILFORD LAKE NR JUNCTION CITY, KS is filled to 103.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 494 hm³ of water out of a maximum 480 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 pts), and it is 5.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for MILFORD LAKE NR JUNCTION CITY, KS — 1095 data points between September 12, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 82.1% (December 19, 2023) to a high of 105.0% (June 18, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around January.
It is operated by USGS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kansas basin at 39.076°N, 96.900°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 103.0%
- Water stored
- 494 hm³
- Total capacity
- 480 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 5.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- USGS
- Coordinates
- 39.076°N, 96.900°W
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 103.0% | 494 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 103.1% | 495 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 103.2% | 495 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 103.3% | 495 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 103.5% | 496 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 103.5% | 496 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 103.6% | 497 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 103.6% | 497 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 103.8% | 498 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 103.9% | 498 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 104.0% | 499 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 104.1% | 499 |