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.
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 | |
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351,577 | 15709acres | 65feet | 21000acres of recreational land | ||
253,265 | 12500acres | 50feet | 16000acres of recreational land | ||
Waconda Lake (Glen Elder Dam) | 241,460 | 12586acres | 45feet | 13000acres of recreational land | |
235,000 | 9020acres | 65feet | 8120acres of recreational land, clearest lake in Kansas | ||
209,513 | 11150acres | 55feet | 21600acres of recreational land | ||
168,000 | 9537acres | 49feet | 7412acres of recreational land | ||
153,444 | 8000acres | 51feet | 8000acres of recreational land, Trout fishing below dam in winter | ||
151,256 | 6930acres | 60feet | 17244acres of recreational land | ||
110,400 | 7000acres | 55feet | 11000acres of recreational land | ||
80,669 | 6200acres | 37feet | 6000acres of recreational land | ||
79,252 | 6869acres | 55feet | 5668acres of recreational land | ||
76,300 | 4575acres | 57feet | 8000acres of recreational land | ||
70,600 | 4060acres | 50feet | 10500acres of recreational land | ||
67,268 | 5079acres | 49feet | |||
50,273 | 3406acres | 35feet | 12500acres of recreational land | ||
50,040 | 9400acres | 12feet | 20000acres of recreational land | ||
43,984 | 3310acres | 56feet | 2638acres of recreational land | ||
37,926 | 3740acres | 42feet | 3164acres of recreational land | ||
37,422 | 4450acres | 24feet | 12000acres of recreational land | ||
35,935 | 2181acres | 42feet | 5668acres of recreational land | ||
23,361 | 1240acres | 60feet | 1280acres of recreational land; 17 mile (27 km) horse trail | ||
20,690 | 2450acres | 30feet | 20100acres of recreational land, including Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge | ||
16,528 | 2800acres | 45feet | 5775acres of recreational land | ||
15,284 | 2986acres | 35feet | 2229acres of recreational land | ||
400acres | 25feet | 560acres 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.