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Perry Lake Water Level

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Perry Lake

Perry Lake is currently 2.0 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 894.0 feet.

894.01 ft · Updated 16 hours ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

894.01ft

+2.01 ft vs full pool

High

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.07 ft

Previous readingSep 23894.07 ft

7-day change

Down 0.24 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.07 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
894.01 ft
24h
-0.07 ft
7d
-0.24 ft
30d
-0.07 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Perry Lake is currently 894.01 ft, 2.01 ft above its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.24 ft over the past 7 days and 0.07 ft over the past 30 days.

Perry Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

2.01 ft above full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool892 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Watershed drought conditions

Jefferson County, KS

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

No official drought is reported for the surrounding watershed.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Jefferson County, KS

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 24, 2026894-0.07
Sep 23, 2026894.07-0.13
Sep 22, 2026894.2-0.14
Sep 21, 2026894.34-0.07
Sep 20, 2026894.41+0.16
Sep 19, 2026894.25+0.03
Sep 18, 2026894.22-0.02

Common questions about Perry Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Perry Lake is 894.01 ft (updated 16 hours ago). You can track the Perry Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Perry Lake is 892 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Perry Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.24 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Perry Lake is currently 2.01 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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