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Cheney Reservoir Water Level

Officially Cheney Reservoir (Cheney Dam / Wichita Project)

Kansas

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Cheney Reservoir

Cheney Reservoir is currently 1.9 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1420.1 feet.

1420.08 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

1,420.08ft

−1.92 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.02 ft

Previous readingOct 241,420.1 ft

7-day change

Down 0.10 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.01 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1420.08 ft
24h
-0.02 ft
7d
-0.10 ft
30d
+0.01 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Cheney Reservoir is currently 1420.08 ft, 1.92 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.10 ft over the past 7 days and risen 0.01 ft over the past 30 days.

Cheney Reservoir Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

1.92 ft below full pool

Current level
1,420.08 ft
Full pool
1,422 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,422 ft
  • Flood stage1,429 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

32.6% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Sedgwick County, KS

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Sedgwick County, KS is Abnormally Dry (D0). 32.6% of the county is still in Moderate Drought or worse (D1–D4), which the U.S. Drought Monitor treats as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

32.6% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Abnormally Dry.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 20, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Sedgwick County, KS

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 20261,420.08-0.02
Oct 24, 20261,420.10
Oct 23, 20261,420.1-0.02
Oct 22, 20261,420.12-0.03
Oct 21, 20261,420.15-0.01
Oct 20, 20261,420.16-0.01
Oct 19, 20261,420.17-0.01

Common questions about Cheney Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Cheney Reservoir is 1,420.08 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Cheney Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Cheney Reservoir is 1,422 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Cheney Reservoir lake level is falling — falling about 0.10 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Cheney Reservoir is currently 1.92 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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