Cheney Reservoir

Name: Cheney Reservoir (Kansas) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Kansas · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 1,420.1–1,425.7 ft.

Water level · NAVD88

1,420.15FT

Storage 161,441 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days −0.11 ft30 days +0.07 ftvs last year −2.88 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:16 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Fair – check conditions

Wind up to 12 mph, dry

Wind12 mph

Rain1%

Temp77°F

Level1,420.2 ft

This AfternoonMostly Cloudy · 77°F
SSE 12 mph · rain 1%

TonightMostly Cloudy · 61°F
SSE 12 mph · rain 3%

NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

30 days1 year

Field notes

On Oct 24, 2026, Cheney Reservoir was at 1,420.15 (NAVD88) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 161,441 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.11 ft), and it is +0.07 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (1,423.03 ft), the lake is 2.88 ft lower.

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for Cheney Reservoir and Dam.

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	161,441 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Cheney Reservoir and Dam
Elevation datum	ft (NAVD88)
Gauge location	37.7253, -97.7976

Nearby lakes

Kanopolis Lake62 mi N1,466.57 ft−0.28 ft Wilson Lake94 mi NW1,511.12 ft−0.08 ft Milford Lake105 mi NE1,145.95 ft+0.15 ft Tuttle Creek Lake124 mi NE1,080.08 ft−6.07 ft Horsethief Reservoir125 mi W2,419.77 ft−0.09 ft

Common questions

Is Cheney Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −0.11 ft and over 30 days +0.07 ft.

How full is Cheney Reservoir?

Reclamation publishes the water surface elevation for this gauge but not a percent-full figure, so we don't show one rather than estimate it.

How often is this page updated?

The page is rebuilt automatically every day from Reclamation's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.

Where does the data come from?

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's RISE data portal (data.usbr.gov). Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.

Daily values published by the Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation data are provisional and subject to revision unless otherwise noted. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Bureau of Reclamation. See data sources.