Cheney Dam
Dam in Sedgwick County, Kansas · North Fork Ninnescah · forms Cheney Re
Height
126 ft
38 m (NID height)
Length
24,458 ft
7,455 m
Completed
1965
Cheney Re today
1,420.12 ft
7 days ▼ 0.14 ft
Normal storage
167,070 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 126 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 566,275 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 28,000 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 125 ft
- Drainage area
- 991 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 22 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Kansas City District
- Also known as
- Cheney Reservoir
- NID ID
- KS00017
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 22, 2025. Search NID ID KS00017 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.