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Pomona Lake is currently 0.6 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 974.6 feet.

974.56 ft · Updated 7 hours ago · USACE NWK District

Current level

974.56ft

+0.56 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingOct 24974.56 ft

7-day change

Up 0.02 ft

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.04 ft

29 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
974.56 ft
24h
0.00 ft
7d
+0.02 ft
30d
-0.04 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Pomona Lake is currently 974.56 ft, 0.56 ft above its full pool. The lake has risen 0.02 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.04 ft over the past 30 days.

Pomona Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.56 ft above full pool

Current level
974.56 ft
Full pool
974 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE NWK District

Reference levels

  • Full pool974 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

No official drought (D1–D4) reported for the surrounding county.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Osage County, KS

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Osage County, KS. 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

No D1–D4 area is reported for the surrounding county.

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 Osage County, KS

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 2026974.560
Oct 24, 2026974.560
Oct 23, 2026974.560
Oct 22, 2026974.56+0.01
Oct 21, 2026974.550
Oct 20, 2026974.55+0.01
Oct 19, 2026974.540

Common questions about Pomona Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Pomona Lake is 974.56 ft (updated 7 hours ago). You can track the Pomona Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Pomona Lake is 974 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the Pomona Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Pomona Lake is currently 0.56 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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