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 is currently 0.4 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1041.4 feet.

1041.39 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · USACE Tulsa District

Current level

1,041.39ft

+0.39 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.15 ft

Previous readingSep 91,041.23 ft

7-day change

Up 0.37 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.04 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

1041 ft1042 ft1042 ftFULL POOL 1041.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

0.39 ft above full pool

Current level
1,041.39 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

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

69.4% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Coffey 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

69.4% 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 Coffey County, KS

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    1,041.38 ft

    +0.15 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    1,041.23 ft

    +0.29 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    1,040.94 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    1,040.94 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    1,040.97 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    1,040.99 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    1,041 ft

    -0.01 ft

Common questions about John Redmond Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at John Redmond Reservoir is 1,041.39 ft (updated 1 hour 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 rising — rising about 0.37 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 0.39 ft above full pool.

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

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