This is a listing of lakes, reservoirs, and dams located in the state of Kansas. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.

Lakes and reservoirs by size

The shorelines of Kansas Lakes are mostly in government ownership and open to the public for hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking. Large areas of public land surround most of the lakes.

Name Capacity in acre feet (normal pool) surface acres (normal pool) maximum depth comments Milford Lake 351,577 of recreational land Tuttle Creek Lake 253,265 of recreational land Waconda Lake (Glen Elder Dam) 241,460 of recreational land Wilson Lake 235,000 of recreational land, clearest lake in Kansas Perry Lake 209,513 of recreational land Cheney Reservoir 168,000 of recreational land El Dorado Lake 153,444 of recreational land, Trout fishing below dam in winter Melvern Lake 151,256 of recreational land Clinton Lake 110,400 of recreational land Marion Reservoir 80,669 of recreational land Cedar Bluff Reservoir 79,252 of recreational land Hillsdale Lake 76,300 of recreational land Pomona Lake 70,600 of recreational land Kirwin Reservoir 67,268 Lake is the centerpiece of Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge Kanopolis Lake 50,273 of recreational land John Redmond Reservoir 50,040 of recreational land Council Grove Lake 43,984 of recreational land Webster Reservoir 37,926 of recreational land Elk City Lake 37,422 of recreational land Keith Sebelius Reservoir 35,935 of recreational land Big Hill Lake 23,361 of recreational land; 17 mile (27 km) horse trail Fall River Lake 20,690 of recreational land, including Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge Toronto Lake 16,528 of recreational land Lovewell Reservoir 15,284 of recreational land Centralia Lake of recreational land

Sources: Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Kansas State Parks. Copan, Hulah, and Kaw lakes extend into Kansas but are mostly in Oklahoma.

Natural lakes Cheyenne Bottoms of wetland and marsh in lowland"Ramsur areas" http://www.whsrn.org/site-profile/cheyenne-bottoms, accessed 20 Sep 2012 Lake Inman Lake View Lake Quivira National Wildlife Refuge of wetland and marsh in refuge

Man-made lakes Lakes managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Big Hill Lake Clinton Lake Council Grove Lake El Dorado Lake Elk City Lake Fall River Lake Hillsdale Lake John Redmond Reservoir Kanopolis Lake Marion Reservoir Melvern Lake Milford Lake Perry Lake Pomona Lake Toronto Lake Tuttle Creek Lake Wilson Lake Wabaunsee Lake

Reservoirs managed by the Bureau of Reclamation

Cedar Bluff Reservoir Cheney Reservoir Keith Sebelius Lake Kirwin Reservoir Lovewell Reservoir Waconda Lake Webster Reservoir

Reservoirs managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Farlington Lake Jamestown Lake Neosho State Fishing Lake aka Lake McKinley

Reservoirs managed by other group Lake Jivaro Lake Vaquero

Diversion dams Almena Diversion Dam Woodston Diversion Dam

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