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lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

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dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...

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State State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

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 Kaw or KAW may refer to: Mythology * Kaw (bull), a legendary bull in Meitei mythology * Johnny Kaw, mythical settler of Kansas, US * Kaw (character), in ''The Chronicles of Prydain'' People * Kaw people, a Native American tribe Places * Kaw, Fr ...

lakes extend into Kansas but are mostly in Oklahoma.

Natural lakes

Cheyenne Bottoms Cheyenne Bottoms is a wetland in the central Great Plains of North America. Occupying approximately in central Kansas, it is the largest wetland in the interior United States. The Bottoms is a critical stopping point on the Central Flyway for mil ...

of wetland and marsh in lowland"Ramsur areas" http://www.whsrn.org/site-profile/cheyenne-bottoms, accessed 20 Sep 2012 *

Lake Inman Lake Inman is a small lake in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. It is located northeast of the city of Inman. With a surface area of approximately 1/4 square miles (.6 square km), it is the largest natural lake in the state. It was nam ...

* Lake View Lake *

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Quivira National Wildlife Refuge is located in south central Kansas near the town of Stafford. It lies mostly in northeastern Stafford County, but small parts extend into southwestern Rice and northwestern Reno Counties. Its proximity to the Ce ...

of wetland and marsh in refuge

Man-made lakes

Lakes managed by the
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Big Hill Lake Big Hill Lake is a body of water in Labette County, Kansas, United States. It is located east of Cherryvale and southwest of Parsons. The reservoir holds of water, with available for public use. Fishing, picnicking, boating, and a sandy bea ...

* Clinton Lake *

Council Grove Lake Council Grove Lake is a reservoir on the Neosho River in east-central Kansas. Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, recreation, and water supply. History The Flood Control Act of 1950 authorized the b ...

El Dorado Lake El Dorado Lake is a reservoir on the Walnut River (Kansas), Walnut River northeast of El Dorado, Kansas, El Dorado in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, recreatio ...

Elk City Lake The Elk City Reservoir is a reservoir located east of Elk City, Kansas. The dam that forms the lake was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It has approximately 4,500 acres (18 km2) of water, and 12,000 acres (49 km2) of wi ...

Fall River Lake Fall River Lake is a reservoir in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. History Construction of the dam was started on May 9, 1946. The embankment closure was completed on August 12, 1948, and the conservation pool was filled on June 9, 1949. ...

Hillsdale Lake Hillsdale Lake is a reservoir located in the northwestern part of Miami County, in northeast Kansas and the central United States; it is approximately from Kansas City. The surface area of the lake is approximately , and the lake has a maximum d ...

John Redmond Reservoir John Redmond Reservoir is a reservoir on the Neosho River in eastern Kansas. Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, recreation, water supply, and wildlife management. It borders the Flint Hills Natio ...

Kanopolis Lake Kanopolis Lake is a reservoir in Ellsworth County in the Smoky Hills of central Kansas, about 31 miles southwest of Salina and a few miles southeast of the town of Kanopolis. The lake is formed by Kanopolis Dam. Completed in 1948 as a flood co ...

Marion Reservoir Marion Reservoir is a body of water on the Cottonwood River, north-west of Marion, on the western edge of the Flint Hills region of Kansas in the United States. It was completed in 1968 and is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers for the p ...

* Melvern Lake *

Milford Lake Milford Lake, also known as Milford Reservoir, is the largest man-made lake in Kansas with of water. Over of land resources are managed for quality recreational experiences as well as for protection of the project’s natural and cultural resou ...

* Perry Lake * Pomona Lake * Toronto Lake *

Tuttle Creek Lake Tuttle Creek Lake is a reservoir on the Big Blue River 5 miles (8 km) north of Manhattan, in the Flint Hills region of northeast Kansas. It was built and is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers for the primary purpose of flood control. ...

* Wilson Lake * Wabaunsee Lake

Reservoirs managed by the
Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of Reclamation, and formerly the United States Reclamation Service, is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees water resource management, specifically as it applies to the oversight and opera ...

Cedar Bluff Reservoir Cedar Bluff Reservoir is a reservoir in Trego County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for irrigation and area water supply, it is also used for flood control and recreation. Cedar Bluff State Park is l ...

Cheney Reservoir Cheney Reservoir is a reservoir on the North Fork Ninnescah River in Reno, Kingman, and Sedgwick counties of Kansas in the United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for local water supply, it is also used for flood cont ...

Keith Sebelius Lake Keith Sebelius Lake, formerly known as Norton Reservoir, is a man-made reservoir on Prairie Dog Creek in northwest Kansas. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it is used for flood control, irrigation, recreation, and local water ...

Kirwin Reservoir Kirwin Reservoir is a reservoir in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. It is located next to the city of Kirwin in northern Kansas. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation built it and continues to operate it for the purposes of flood control and a ...

Lovewell Reservoir Lovewell Reservoir is a reservoir in Jewell County, Kansas, Jewell County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it is used for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. Lovewell State Park is located on its ...

Waconda Lake Waconda Lake, also known as Glen Elder Reservoir, is a reservoir in Mitchell County and Osborne County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for flood control and irrigation, it is also used for recreation ...

Webster Reservoir Webster Reservoir is a reservoir in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it is used for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. Webster State Park is located on its shore. History Constru ...

Reservoirs managed by the
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is a Kansas State Cabinet, state cabinet-level agency led by a Secretary of Wildlife and Parks appointed by the Governor of Kansas. The Office of the Secretary is located in Topeka, Kansas, Topek ...

* Farlington Lake * Jamestown Lake *

Neosho State Fishing Lake Neosho State Fishing Lake, also known as Lake McKinley is located in the state of Kansas. Located in Neosho County north on highway 59 and east on 40th Rd from the city of Parsons, Kansas, United States. Construction of this lake was completed i ...

aka Lake McKinley

Reservoirs managed by other group

Lake Jivaro Lake Jivaro is a private man-made reservoir lake in southeast Shawnee County, Kansas. Constructed in the early 1960s, it lies just east of Shawnee Heights Road. The dam responsible for the lake is at the north end; the lake has roughly the shape ...

* Lake Vaquero

Diversion dam A diversion dam is a dam that diverts all or a portion of the flow of a river from its natural course. Diversion dams do not generally impound water in a reservoir; instead, the water is diverted into an artificial water course or canal, which ...
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* Almena Diversion Dam * Woodston Diversion Dam

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