Reservoir · Kansas · United States · USGS NWIS
WILSON LK NR WILSON, KS
79.8% full
Capacity
302.2 hm³
Volume stored
241 hm³
Coordinates
38.964°N, 98.493°W
Last updated
2026-09-10
Current fill
79.8%vs 7 days ago
-0.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
+1.5%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 WILSON LK NR WILSON, KS
As of September 10, 2026, WILSON LK NR WILSON, KS is filled to 79.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 241 hm³ of water out of a maximum 302 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pts), and it is 1.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for WILSON LK NR WILSON, KS — 1095 data points between September 12, 2023 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 77.1% (May 16, 2026) to a high of 89.1% (September 12, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by USGS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kansas basin at 38.964°N, 98.493°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 79.8%
- Water stored
- 241 hm³
- Total capacity
- 302 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 1.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kansas
- Operator
- USGS
- Coordinates
- 38.964°N, 98.493°W
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 79.8% | 241 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 79.8% | 241 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 79.9% | 242 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 80.0% | 242 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 80.1% | 242 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 80.2% | 242 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 80.2% | 243 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 80.3% | 243 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 80.5% | 243 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 80.6% | 244 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 80.7% | 244 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 80.7% | 244 |