This is a listing of lakes, reservoirs, and dams located in the State of Kansas.
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 acres (6,300Â ha) of wetland and marsh in 41,000 acres (17,000Â ha) lowland
- Lake Inman
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 7,000 acres (2,800Â ha) of wetland and marsh in 22,135 acres (8,958Â ha) 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
Reservoirs managed by the Bureau of Reclamation
- Cedar Bluff Reservoir
- Cheney Reservoir
- Keith Sebelius Reservoir
- Kirwin Reservoir
- Lovewell Reservoir
- Waconda Reservoir
- Webster Reservoir
Reservoirs managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
- Jamestown Lake
Diversion dams
- Almena Diversion Dam
- Woodston Diversion Dam
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