Water temp
81.7°F
USGS 07144790 updated 12:15 AM
KS · Sun, Aug 2
How's the bite at Cheney Reservoir today? Good — get there by six.
Solid window. Be on the water early.
7/10
Good
Today's bite windows
12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
Major
3:21 AM–5:21 AM
Moon overhead
Minor
10:05 AM–11:05 AM
Moonset
Major
3:42 PM–5:42 PM
Moon underfoot
Minor
10:11 PM–11:11 PM
Moonrise
Sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:38 PM · tomorrow's first major 4:04 AM–6:04 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 12:29 AM
Conditions right now
Water level
1421.59ft
-0.06 ft in 24h
USGS 07144790 updated 11:00 PM
Pressure
30inHg
falling · -1.69 hPa/12h
NOAA KICT updated 12:15 AM
Wind
5mph NE
NOAA KICT updated 12:15 AM
Moon
84% waning
Solunar · computed updated 12:29 AM
What this means
Largemouth bass
82°F is above the comfortable band. Fish deep water and the first hour of light.
Work deep.
Crappie
82°F is above the comfortable band. Fish deep water and the first hour of light.
Work deep.
Catfish
82°F sits in the sweet spot. Work the first few feet early.
Work shallow to mid.
Cheney Reservoir water level today
1421.59 ft down 0.06 ft in 24 hours
That sits 0% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between 1421.59 and 1421.83 ft. Over the week it is down0.22ft.
07-25 1421.59–1421.83 ft 08-01
USGS 07144790 updated 11:00 PM
The week ahead
| Mon | 6 | Decent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 7 | Good | |
| Wed | 7 | Good | |
| Thu | 7 | Good | |
| Fri | 6 | Decent | |
| Sat | 6 | Decent | |
| Sun | 6 | Decent |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Before you go
A KS fishing license covers this water. The state agency sets the rules and is the one that counts.
Nearby waters today
- 8 Good Milford Lake KS · 169 km
- 8 Good Lake Texoma TX · 419 km
- 8 Good Lake Ray Roberts TX · 491 km
- 7 Good Eagle River CO · 774 km
- 6 Decent Key West FL · 2106 km
Questions people ask about Cheney Reservoir
Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Cheney Reservoir.
- Is it worth fishing Cheney Reservoir today?
- 7 out of 10 — good. Solid window. Be on the water early. The strongest stretch is 3:21 AM–5:21 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level and the water temperature.
- What time should you fish Cheney Reservoir?
- Today's major windows run 3:21 AM–5:21 AM and 3:42 PM–5:42 PM, with minor windows at 10:05 AM–11:05 AM and 10:11 PM–11:11 PM. Sunrise is 6:35 AM and sunset 8:38 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Cheney Reservoir?
- 81.7°F, read at 12:15 AM from USGS station 07144790. That is 0.5 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago.
- What is the water level at Cheney Reservoir right now?
- 1421.59 ft, read at 11:00 PM from USGS station 07144790. Over 24 hours it is down 0.06 ft.
- Can you eat the fish you catch in Cheney Reservoir?
- That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Kansas Department of Health and Environment publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where advisories are named per waterbody, alongside a general mercury caution. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.
Where these numbers come from
- Solunar computed 12:29 AM
- NOAA KICT Wichita - Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport 12:15 AM
- NOAA ICT gridded forecast 10:26 PM
- USGS 07144790 CHENEY RE NR CHENEY, KS 11:00 PM
Einer der wenigen US-Stauseen mit eigener Wassertemperatur-Messung.
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