Melvern Dam
Dam in Osage County, Kansas · Marais Des Cygnes · forms Melvern Lake
Height
123 ft
37 m (NID height)
Length
9,750 ft
2,972 m
Completed
1972
Melvern Lake today
1,038.01 ft
7 days ▼ 0.27 ft
vs full pool
▲ 2.01 ft
Normal storage
154,000 acre-ft
Much above 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
- 98 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Kansas City District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 363,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 6,930 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 123 ft
- Drainage area
- 349 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 200 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Kansas City District
- Also known as
- Melvern Lake
- NID ID
- KS00007
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Jun 2, 2026. Search NID ID KS00007 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.