Melvern Lake lake and shoreline

Melvern Lake Water Level

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Melvern Lake is currently 0.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1035.8 feet.

1035.82 ft · Updated 2 hours ago · USACE NWK District

Current level

1,035.82ft

−0.18 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingSep 91,035.83 ft

7-day change

Up 0.03 ft

7-day trend: Rising

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.03 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

1036 ft1036 ft1036 ftFULL POOL 1036.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

0.18 ft below full pool

Current level
1,035.82 ft
Full pool
1,036 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE NWK District

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,036 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Osage 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 no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    1,035.82 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    1,035.83 ft

    +0.04 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    1,035.79 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    1,035.79 ft

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Common questions about Melvern Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Melvern Lake is 1,035.82 ft (updated 2 hours ago). You can track the Melvern Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Melvern Lake is 1,036 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Melvern Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.03 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Melvern Lake is currently 0.18 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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