List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas



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.

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 15,500 acre of wetland and marsh in 41,000 acre lowland
 * Lake Inman
 * Lake View Lake
 * Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 7,000 acre of wetland and marsh in 22,135 acre refuge

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