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Nebraska
47.1% average fill
Measured
27
Volume stored
746 hm³
Measured capacity
1,584 hm³
Critical
8
Low level
4
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Reservoirs
Sorted by capacityHarlan County Lake Near Republican City, Nebr.
Updated 2026-09-10
Harlan County Dam & Reservoir
Updated 2026-09-11
Calamus Reservoir
Updated 2026-09-09
Swanson Lake
lowUpdated 2026-09-09
Merritt Reservoir
Updated 2026-09-09
Lake Minatare
lowUpdated 2026-09-09
Enders Reservoir
criticalUpdated 2026-09-09
Hugh Butler Lake
lowUpdated 2026-09-09
Harry Strunk Lake
Updated 2026-09-09
Davis Creek Reservoir
Updated 2026-09-09
Box Butte Reservoir
criticalUpdated 2026-09-09
Salt Creek Dam 18
Updated 2026-09-11
Lake Alice
criticalUpdated 2026-08-11
Salt Creek Dam 14
Updated 2026-09-11
Papillion Creek Dam 11
Updated 2026-09-11
Papillion Creek Dam 18
Updated 2026-09-11
Salt Creek Dam 4
criticalUpdated 2026-09-11
Salt Creek Dam 13
Updated 2026-09-11
Papillion Creek Dam 20
Updated 2026-09-11
Salt Creek Dam 12
criticalUpdated 2026-09-11
Salt Creek Dam 8
criticalUpdated 2026-08-31
Salt Creek Dam 10
criticalUpdated 2026-09-11
Salt Creek Dam 9
Updated 2026-09-11
Winters Creek Lake
lowUpdated 2026-09-08
Papillion Creek Dam 16
Updated 2026-09-11
Salt Creek Dam 2
criticalUpdated 2026-09-11
Salt Creek Dam 17
Updated 2026-09-11
Storage from official US gauges (USGS, USACE, Bureau of Reclamation, CDEC). Fill % uses design capacity from the National Inventory of Dams where available; a few sites without a match fall back to the 5-year maximum.
About reservoirs in Nebraska
As of September 11, 2026, the reservoirs we track across Nebraska that report live levels hold roughly 746 hm³ of water — about 47.1% of their combined capacity. Taken together, Nebraska's reservoirs are within their normal operating range.
Across the region, 8 reservoirs are at critically low levels and 4 are low. Salt Creek Dam 17 is the fullest at 105.0%, while Lake Alice is the lowest at 0.7%.
Over the most recent week on record, 2 reservoirs rose and 4 reservoirs fell across Nebraska.
Storage figures for Nebraska come from USGS · USACE · BOR · CDEC; the most recent reading is from September 11, 2026. Each reservoir below links to its own page with full history and seasonal context.
Nebraska at a glance
- Reservoirs tracked
- 27
- Average fill
- 47.1%
- Water stored
- 746 hm³
- Combined capacity
- 1,584 hm³
- At critically low levels
- 8
- Fullest
- Salt Creek Dam 17 (105.0%)
- Lowest
- Lake Alice (0.7%)
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026