Kanopolis Lake water level today
Reservoir in Ellsworth, Kansas · Smoky Hill River
1,466.74ft
447.06 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Much above normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Kanopolis Lake is 3.74 ft above its full pool of 1,463.00 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in 1 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 0.33 ft in 7 days and risen 2.06 ft in 30 days.
Since 1989, the lowest daily level was 1,383.34 ft (Dec 1993) and the highest 1,566.50 ft (Aug 1993).
Kanopolis Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Full pool
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 1,460.78 ft | ▼ 5.96 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 1,462.02 ft | ▼ 4.72 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 1,459.74 ft | ▼ 7.00 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 1,463.58 ft | ▼ 3.16 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 1,466.27 ft | ▼ 0.47 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 1,462.16 ft | ▼ 4.58 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 1,461.51 ft | ▼ 5.23 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 1,480.16 ft | ▲ 13.42 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 1,465.60 ft | ▼ 1.14 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 1,466.13 ft | ▼ 0.61 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 1,566.50 ft on Aug 2, 1993
- Lowest
- 1,383.34 ft on Dec 17, 1993
- Records from
- 1989 (37 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 1,463.00 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Storage
- 59,872 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 90.0 cfs (2.55 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 136 cfs (3.86 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
Tonight54°F · Mostly Clear
Wind SSE 6 mph
Wind SSE 6 mph
Thursday78°F · Sunny
Wind SSE 5 to 16 mph
Wind SSE 5 to 16 mph
Thursday Night58°F · Mostly Clear
Wind SSE 13 mph
Wind SSE 13 mph
Friday77°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind S 12 to 21 mph
Wind S 12 to 21 mph
Friday Night60°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind S 14 to 20 mph
Wind S 14 to 20 mph
Saturday76°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind S 14 to 17 mph
Wind S 14 to 17 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.