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Lakes and rivers in Kansas This is a listing of lakes , reservoirs , and dams State of Kansas . Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Lakes and reservoirs by size
Tuttle Creek Dam and Lake Wilson Dam and Lake File:Quivirabirds.jpg Birds on one of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 's salt marshes. File:Lake inman 1006.jpg Lake Inman is the largest natural lake in Kansas.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
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Milford Lake 351,577
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Tuttle Creek Lake 253,265
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Waconda Lake (Glen Elder Dam)241,460
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Wilson Lake 235,000
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Perry Lake 209,513
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Cheney Reservoir 168,000
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El Dorado Lake 153,444
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Melvern Lake 151,256
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Clinton Lake 110,400
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Marion Reservoir 80,669
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Cedar Bluff Reservoir 79,252
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Hillsdale Lake 76,300
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Pomona Lake 70,600
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Kirwin Reservoir 67,268
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Kanopolis Lake 50,273
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John Redmond Reservoir 50,040
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Council Grove Lake 43,984
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Webster Reservoir 37,926
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Elk City Lake 37,422
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Keith Sebelius Reservoir 35,935
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Big Hill Lake 23,361
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Fall River Lake 20,690
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Toronto Lake 16,528
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Lovewell Reservoir 15,284
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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
Man-made lakes
File:Kansas Lakes -- Bureau of Reclamation.gif A map showing location of Bureau of Reclamation lakes in Kansas.
Reservoirs managed by other group
References
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