Reservoir · Nebraska · United States · USACE CWMS
Salt Creek Dam 18
90.2% full
Capacity
32.06 hm³
Volume stored
29 hm³
Coordinates
40.971°N, 96.853°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
90.2%vs 7 days ago
-0.8%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
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 Salt Creek Dam 18
As of September 11, 2026, Salt Creek Dam 18 is filled to 90.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 29 hm³ of water out of a maximum 32 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.8 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Salt Creek Dam 18 — 328 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 88.1% (August 9, 2026) to a high of 94.0% (September 12, 2021). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Nebraska basin at 40.971°N, 96.853°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 90.2%
- Water stored
- 29 hm³
- Total capacity
- 32 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.8 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Nebraska
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 40.971°N, 96.853°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 90.2% | 29 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 90.3% | 29 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 90.5% | 29 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 90.9% | 29 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 90.9% | 29 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 90.7% | 29 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 90.8% | 29 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 91.0% | 29 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 90.9% | 29 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 91.1% | 29 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 91.0% | 29 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 91.1% | 29 |