El Dorado Lake lake and shoreline

El Dorado Lake Water Level

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El Dorado Lake is currently 1.0 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1338.0 feet.

1338.00 ft · Updated 2 hours ago · USACE SWT District

Current level

1,338ft

−1.00 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingSep 91,338.02 ft

7-day change

Up 0.02 ft

7-day trend: Stable

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.02 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

1338 ft1338 ft1339 ftFULL POOL 1339.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

1 ft below full pool

Current level
1,338 ft
Full pool
1,339 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE SWT District

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,339 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

98.6% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Butler County, KS

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. Moderate drought is affecting the watershed.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

98.6% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Stream inflows may run below normal
  • Lake levels can decline faster between rain events
  • Vegetation stress may increase over time

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Butler County, KS

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    1,338.02 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    1,338.02 ft

    +0.05 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    1,337.97 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    1,338 ft

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Common questions about El Dorado Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at El Dorado Lake is 1,338 ft (updated 2 hours ago). You can track the El Dorado Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for El Dorado Lake is 1,339 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the El Dorado Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, El Dorado Lake is currently 1.00 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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