John Redmond Reservoir lake and shoreline

John Redmond Reservoir Water Level

Officially John Redmond Dam and Reservoir

Kansas

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John Redmond Reservoir

John Redmond Reservoir is currently 0.6 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1041.6 feet.

1041.64 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · USACE Tulsa District

Current level

1,041.64ft

+0.64 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.34 ft

Previous readingOct 241,042.14 ft

7-day change

Down 3.43 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.14 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1041.64 ft
24h
-0.34 ft
7d
-3.43 ft
30d
+0.14 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

John Redmond Reservoir is currently 1041.64 ft, 0.64 ft above its full pool. The lake has fallen 3.43 ft over the past 7 days and risen 0.14 ft over the past 30 days.

John Redmond Reservoir Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.64 ft above full pool

Current level
1,041.64 ft
Full pool
1,041 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE Tulsa District

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,041 ft
  • Flood stage1,068 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Coffey County, KS

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Coffey County, KS is Abnormally Dry (D0), which the U.S. Drought Monitor does not count as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

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 Coffey County, KS

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 20261,041.8-0.34
Oct 24, 20261,042.14-0.34
Oct 23, 20261,042.48-0.32
Oct 22, 20261,042.8-0.44
Oct 21, 20261,043.24-0.7
Oct 20, 20261,043.94-0.69
Oct 19, 20261,044.63-0.6

Common questions about John Redmond Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at John Redmond Reservoir is 1,041.64 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the John Redmond Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for John Redmond Reservoir is 1,041 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the John Redmond Reservoir lake level is falling — falling about 3.43 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, John Redmond Reservoir is currently 0.64 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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