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Big Hill Lake water level: Big Hill Big Hill Lake 0.9 ft low

Big Hill Lake is 0.9 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The gauge read 857.09 ft at 7:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026.

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Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, SWT district. Agency page.

How Big Hill stands today

854.5 855 855.5 856 856.5 857 857.5 858 858.5 859 859.5 Full pool 858.00 ft Normal today 857.48 ft A year ago 857.30 ft Today 857.09 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
Big Hill Lake, Labette County, Kansas
Big Hill Lake, Labette County, Kansas. Photograph by usacetulsa, CC BY 2.0.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Big Hill usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 2015 to 2025. The blue line is the past 12 months; the sand line is the 12 months before. Hover or use the arrow keys to read any day.

  • Past 12 months
  • The 12 months before
  • Normal range (middle 80% of years)
  • Median
  • Full pool
856 858 860 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 858.00 Today Year ago
856 858 860 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 858.00 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2014

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Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026857.09857.48
November 3, 2026856.99857.49
November 2, 2026856.77857.48
November 1, 2026856.77857.48
October 31, 2026856.77857.48
October 30, 2026856.75857.48
October 29, 2026856.74857.48
October 28, 2026856.76857.46
October 27, 2026856.77857.41
October 26, 2026856.79857.35
October 25, 2026856.80857.31
October 24, 2026856.81857.29
October 23, 2026856.82857.28
October 22, 2026856.84857.27
October 21, 2026856.85857.26
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026856.86857.27
October 19, 2026856.87857.28
October 18, 2026856.89857.30
October 17, 2026856.91857.31
October 16, 2026856.94857.33
October 15, 2026856.95857.33
October 14, 2026856.91857.34
October 13, 2026856.86857.36
October 12, 2026856.88857.37
October 11, 2026856.90857.38
October 10, 2026856.92857.39
October 9, 2026856.94857.40
October 8, 2026856.95857.42
October 7, 2026856.96857.43
October 6, 2026856.97857.45

Is the water above your dock?

Enter the elevation of your dock, ramp end or a mark on your shoreline, in feet above sea level (NGVD29, the datum the Army Corps of Engineers uses for this gauge). You will see how far the water is above or below it today, and how often it dipped below it in each month since 2016.

Today the lake is at 857.09 ft.

Typical Big Hill Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 855.48 857.86 858.57 —
February 855.45 857.96 858.27 —
March 855.51 858.01 858.57 —
April 855.24 858.09 858.60 —
May 857.96 858.29 859.55 —
June 857.74 858.09 858.96 —
July 857.25 857.89 858.35 —
August 856.65 857.75 858.42 —
September 856.03 857.51 858.31 —
October 855.63 857.23 858.38 —
November 855.52 857.67 858.16 —
December 855.40 857.73 858.14 —

Other Kansas lakes, lowest first

Big Hill Lake
Big Hill Lake
Kansas lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Kirwin Reservoir 1,704.07 13.2% full Much lower than usual
Webster Reservoir 1,865.53 9.0% full Much lower than usual
Keith Sebelius Lake 2,288.93 27.2% full Much lower than usual
Cedar Bluff Reservoir 2,118.70 29.7% full Much lower than usual
Wilson Lake 1,511.25 83.4% full About normal
Elk City Lake 795.71 96.9% full About normal
Fall River Lake 948.14 94.5% full About normal
El Dorado Lake 1,337.63 92.7% full About normal
Cheney Reservoir 1,420.11 90.9% full About normal
Pomona Lake 974.96 106.9% full About normal
Hillsdale Lake 917.60 103.8% full About normal
Clinton Lake 876.81 108.3% full About normal
Lovewell Reservoir 1,580.65 83.8% full About normal
Milford Lake 1,146.31 108.8% full About normal

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Big Hill questions

What is full pool at Big Hill Lake?

Full pool at Big Hill Lake is 858.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Big Hill Lake full right now?

No. It is 0.9 ft below full pool and holds 95.8% of its conservation storage.

Is Big Hill Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 2015–2025 is 857.48 ft, and today's 857.09 ft is −0.39 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 855.65 and 858.11 ft.

How does Big Hill Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 857.30 ft. It is 0.21 ft lower now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 2014?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2014, the highest daily level was 1,657.82 ft on February 1, 2015 and the lowest was 854.26 ft on December 20, 2023.

How often is this page updated?

We pull new readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:52:28 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.