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KAWO2 : Kaw Lake

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Current Readings

  • 13.63 ft ABOVE normal
  • Pool elevation is 1023.63 feet on 06JUL2025 16:00 hours.
  • At this elevation the total amount of water stored in Kaw Lake is 598801 acre-feet.
  • Reservoir release is 8649 cubic feet per second on Sunday 06Jul2025 16:00.
  • Flood pool is 29.05% full.
  • Flood pool storage filled is 254757 acre-feet which is equivalent to 0.12 inches of runoff over the entire drainage basin.
  • Flood pool storage empty is 622302 acre-feet which is equivalent to 0.3 inches of runoff over the entire drainage basin.

Gate Change

Conditions at the time of Gate Change
  • Wednesday, 02 Jul 2025 0850
    • Pool Elevation = 1028.19 feet.
    • Total Release = 13557 (cfs)
      • Gate Release = 9192 (cfs)
      • Turbine Release = 4365 (cfs)
    • Gate Settings:
      • 3 Tainter Gates open 1.0 FT
      • 5 Tainter Gates open 0.5 FT
      • 1 Sluice Gates open 3.0 FT
      • 1 Sluice Gates open 4.0 FT

Evaporation Data

  • 0.154 inches - 06JUL2025 @ 07:00

Reservoir Data

Elevation Incremental Storage Cumulative Storage
(feet) (inches of runoff)* (acre-feet) (inches of runoff)* (acre-feet)
Surcharge Pool: 1047.50 0.08 168997 0.67 1390100
Flood Control Pool: 1044.50 0.42 877059 0.59 1221102
Conservation Pool: 1010.00 0.14 280322 0.17 344043
Inactive Pool: 978.00 0.03 63721 0.03 63721

Streambed Elevation: 931.50 feet.
Top of Dam Elevation: 1056.50 feet.
* Values in the above "inches of runoff" column are based on a contributing drainage area of 38771.0 square miles.
Longitude: -96° 55' 18 Latitude: 36° 41' 58
Map of Kaw Lake Dam

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Kaw Lake


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