Reservoir · Nebraska · United States · USACE CWMS
Papillion Creek Dam 16
81.1% full
Capacity
1.85 hm³
Volume stored
2 hm³
Coordinates
41.314°N, 96.122°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
81.1%vs 7 days ago
+3.3%gaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↑rising
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.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Papillion Creek Dam 16
As of September 11, 2026, Papillion Creek Dam 16 is filled to 81.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 2 hm³ of water out of a maximum 2 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 3.3 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Papillion Creek Dam 16 — 328 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 75.1% (September 24, 2021) to a high of 89.7% (October 25, 2021). On average the reservoir is fullest around August and at its lowest around January.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Nebraska basin at 41.314°N, 96.122°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 81.1%
- Water stored
- 2 hm³
- Total capacity
- 2 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 3.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Nebraska
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 41.314°N, 96.122°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 81.1% | 2 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 81.6% | 2 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 82.2% | 2 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 77.3% | 1 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 77.8% | 1 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 77.8% | 1 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 77.8% | 1 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 77.8% | 1 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 77.8% | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 78.4% | 1 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 78.4% | 1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 78.4% | 1 |