Milford Lake lake and shoreline

Milford Lake Water Level

Officially Milford Lake (Republican River)

Kansas

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Milford Lake

Milford Lake is currently 3.6 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1147.6 feet.

1147.61 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

1,147.61ft

+3.61 ft vs full pool

High

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.07 ft

Previous readingOct 41,147.58 ft

7-day change

Up 1.69 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 1.54 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1147.61 ft
24h
+0.07 ft
7d
+1.69 ft
30d
+1.54 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Milford Lake is currently 1147.61 ft, 3.61 ft above its full pool. The lake has risen 1.69 ft over the past 7 days and 1.54 ft over the past 30 days.

Milford Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

3.61 ft above full pool

Current level
1,147.61 ft
Full pool
1,144 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,144 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Geary County, KS

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

No official drought is reported for the surrounding watershed.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 29, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Geary County, KS

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 20261,147.65+0.07
Oct 4, 20261,147.58+0.47
Oct 3, 20261,147.11+0.28
Oct 2, 20261,146.83+0.26
Oct 1, 20261,146.57+0.36
Sep 30, 20261,146.21+0.24
Sep 29, 20261,145.97+0.01

Common questions about Milford Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Milford Lake is 1,147.61 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Milford Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Milford Lake is 1,144 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Milford Lake lake level is rising — rising about 1.69 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Milford Lake is currently 3.61 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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