Hillsdale Lake lake and shoreline

Hillsdale Lake Water Level

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Hillsdale Lake is currently 0.1 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 916.9 feet.

916.88 ft · Updated 2 hours ago · USACE NWK District

Current level

916.88ft

−0.12 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.03 ft

Previous readingSep 9916.87 ft

7-day change

Up 0.08 ft

7-day trend: Rising

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.08 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

917 ft917 ft917 ftFULL POOL 917.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

0.12 ft below full pool

Current level
916.88 ft
Full pool
917 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE NWK District

Reference levels

  • Full pool917 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

1.9% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Miami County, KS

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

1.9% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    916.9 ft

    +0.03 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    916.87 ft

    +0.08 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    916.79 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    916.82 ft

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Common questions about Hillsdale Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Hillsdale Lake is 916.88 ft (updated 2 hours ago). You can track the Hillsdale Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Hillsdale Lake is 917 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Hillsdale Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.08 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Hillsdale Lake is currently 0.12 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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