Kanopolis Lake
| Kanopolis Lake | |
|---|---|
 2005 KDOT Map of Ellsworth County, Kansas | |
| Location | Ellsworth County, Kansas |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Smoky Hill River |
| Primary outflows | Smoky Hill River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Built | 1948 |
| Water volume | 443,110 acre feet (546,570,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 135 miles (217 km) |
| Settlements |
Kanopolis, Langley, Venango, Yankee Run |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Kanopolis Dam is a dam 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 dam impounds the Smoky Hill River. It was completed in February 1948 as a flood control and water conservation project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers[1] The earthen dam is 131 feet high; no hydroelectric power is generated here.
The resulting Kanopolis Lake is a reservoir of 443,110 acre-feet with a flood control pool of 13,958 surface acres, a multipurpose pool of 3,406 surface acres, and a total shoreline of about 135 miles.
The shoreline is the site of four recreation facilities: Kanopolis State Park and the Venango Public Use Area on the eastern side, and the Yanke Run Point Public Use Area and Boldt Bluff Public Use Area on the western side. The state park, also completed in 1948, includes more than 22,000 acres (89 km²) of rolling hills, bluffs and woods and a 3000 acre (12 km²) lake, offering hunting, fishing, over 25 miles (40 km) of trails, and other recreational activities.[2]
See also
- Kanopolis State Park
- Mushroom Rock State Park, north of lake
- List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas
- List of rivers of Kansas
References
External links
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- Official
- Kanopolis Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers
- Kanopolis Lake Recreation Areas, US Army Corps of Engineers
- Other
- Kanopolis Lake, Natural Kansas
- Maps