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Fall River Lake is at full pool, about normal for early November. The gauge read 948.14 ft at 9:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026.

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

How Fall River stands today

945.5 946 946.5 947 947.5 948 948.5 949 949.5 950 950.5 951 A year ago 949.87 ft Normal today 948.65 ft Full pool 948.50 ft Today 948.14 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Fall River 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
950 960 970 980 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 948.50 Today Year ago
950 960 970 980 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 948.50 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2014

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Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026948.14948.65
November 3, 2026948.15948.64
November 2, 2026948.08948.63
November 1, 2026948.09948.60
October 31, 2026948.09948.65
October 30, 2026948.09948.69
October 29, 2026948.10948.69
October 28, 2026948.11948.68
October 27, 2026948.14948.67
October 26, 2026948.15948.65
October 25, 2026948.17948.60
October 24, 2026948.18948.45
October 23, 2026948.20948.29
October 22, 2026948.22948.15
October 21, 2026948.23948.11
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026948.24948.49
October 19, 2026948.26948.44
October 18, 2026948.28948.44
October 17, 2026948.30948.50
October 16, 2026948.36948.62
October 15, 2026948.34948.68
October 14, 2026948.29948.65
October 13, 2026948.01948.61
October 12, 2026948.02948.61
October 11, 2026948.05948.61
October 10, 2026948.08948.60
October 9, 2026948.10948.59
October 8, 2026948.12948.60
October 7, 2026948.13948.61
October 6, 2026948.13948.62

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 948.14 ft.

Typical Fall River Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 948.19 949.14 951.63 —
February 947.91 949.05 950.39 —
March 947.70 948.98 954.67 —
April 948.23 949.02 951.56 —
May 948.41 950.28 966.59 —
June 948.56 949.77 965.15 —
July 948.39 949.05 958.43 —
August 948.13 948.84 951.35 —
September 947.52 948.67 954.56 —
October 946.88 948.38 955.63 —
November 946.77 948.67 949.70 —
December 946.86 948.78 949.60 —

Other Kansas lakes, lowest first

Lake water surface
Open water
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
Big Hill Lake 857.09 95.8% full About normal
Wilson Lake 1,511.25 83.4% full About normal
Elk City Lake 795.72 97.0% full About normal
El Dorado Lake 1,337.62 92.7% full About normal
Cheney Reservoir 1,420.11 90.9% full About normal
Pomona Lake 975.00 107.2% 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 1,146.32 108.8% full About normal

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Fall River questions

What is full pool at Fall River Lake?

Full pool at Fall River Lake is 948.50 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Fall River Lake full right now?

Yes. At 948.14 ft it is within half a foot of full pool.

Is Fall River Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 2015–2025 is 948.65 ft, and today's 948.14 ft is −0.51 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 946.90 and 949.41 ft.

How does Fall River Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 949.87 ft. It is 1.73 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 988.46 ft on May 25, 2019 and the lowest was 945.58 ft on November 24, 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 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.