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Cheney Lake Water Level Today

Cheney Lake is 90.8% full at 1,420.1 ft as of 5:00 p.m. CT, Oct 24, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

90.8%
Full, by conservation pool storage
1,420.1 ft
Elevation above sea level
1.5 ft
Below full pool of 1,421.6 ft
Today, 1,420.1 ftFull pool, 1,421.6 ftNormal, 1,420.8 ft
1,4001,4101,4201,4301,440
Last 24 hours
−0.01 ft
Last 7 days
−0.14 ft
Last 30 days
+0.06 ft
Compared with normal
0.7 ft below

Updated 5:00 p.m. CT, Oct 24. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Normal is the median level for Oct 24 from 2006 to 2026. Elevations are in feet above NGVD29.

Cheney Lake level history

Time range
1,4191,4201,4211,422Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22
Last 30 daysFull pool
1,4101,4151,4201,4251,430NovFebMayAug
This yearSame dates last yearFull pool
1,4101,4201,430201920222025
One reading a weekFull pool

Elevation in feet, one reading per day (one a week over 10 years). Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Common questions

Is Cheney Lake full?

No. It is 90.8% full by conservation pool storage, 1.5 ft below its full pool elevation of 1,421.6 ft.

What is the lowest Cheney Lake has been since 1990?

1,412.8 ft, in October 2024, in daily records back to October 1990.

What is the highest Cheney Lake has been since 1990?

1,430.2 ft, in May 2019, in daily records back to October 1990.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is 0.7 ft below the median level for Oct 24 across the stored record.

Is Cheney Lake rising or falling?

Falling: it is down 0.14 ft over the last 7 days.

Other lakes near Cheney Lake

El Dorado Lake92.5% fullKanopolis Lake1,466.6 ftKaw Lake100.0% fullFall River Lake95.1% fullToronto Lake100.0% fullHulah Lake89.5% full
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