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Recreational and Fishing lakes in the area

 

REGION 1
Reservoirs
1. Cedar Bluff 6,300 acres,13 S of I-70 Ogallah Interchange on K-147
2. Glen Elder 12,586 acres, 12 W of Beloit on US-24
3. Kanopolis 3,550 acres, 33 SW of Salina on K-149 and K-141
4. Keith Sebelius (Norton) 2,230 acres, 3 SW of Norton off US-36
5. Kirwin 5,000 acres, 15 SE of Phillipsburg of K-9
6. Lovewell 2,986 acres, 4 E 10 N of Mankato on US-14
7. Webster 3,740 acres, 8 W of Stockton off US-24
8. Wilson 9,040 acres, 8 N on K-232 from I-70 Wilson exit

State Fishing Lakes and Other Waters
9. Jewell 57 acres, 6 S 2 W of Mankato
10. Logan 2 N 2 W of Russell Springs (periodically dry)
11. Ottawa 148 acres, 5 N 1 E of Bennington
12. Saline 38 acres, 2-1/2 N 2 W of Salina
13. Rooks 67 acres, 2-1/2 S 2 W of Stockton (periodically dry)
14. St. Francis Sandpits 5 acres, 1 W 2 S of St. Francis
15. Sheridan 67 acres, 11 E of Hoxie
16. Sherman 210 acres, 10 S 2 W of Goodland (periodically dry)

 

REGION 2
Reservoirs
17. Clinton 7,000 acres, 5 W of Lawrence on K-10
18. Hillsdale 4,580 acres, 3 NW of Paola
19. Milford 16,020 acres, 5 NW of Junction City on US-77
20. Perry 12,600 acres, 18 NE of Topeka on US-24
21. Tuttle Creek 15,800 acres, 6 N of Manhattan on K-13

State Fishing Lakes and Other Waters
22. Atchison 66 acres, 2 N 2 W of Atchison
23. Brown 62 acres, 8 E 1 S of Hiawatha
24. Browning Oxbow 1/2 W 1-1/2 N of Elwood
25. Douglas 180 acres, 1-1/2 N 1 E of Baldwin
26. Geary 97 acres, 8-1/2 S 2 W of Junction City
27. Jeffery Energy Center (restricted access)
28. Leavenworth 175 acres, 3 W 1 N of Tonganoxie
29. Louisburg-Middle Creek 280 acres, 7 S of Louisburg
30. Miami 118 acres, 8 E 5 S of Osawatomie
31. Nebo 38 acres, 7 E 1 S of Holton
32. Pottawatomie 1 24 acres, 5 N of Westmoreland
33. Pottawatomie 2 75 acres, 1-1/2 E 2-1/2 N of Manhattan
34. Shawnee 135 acres, 7 N 2-1/2 E of Silver Lake
35. Washington 65 acres, 7 N 3 W of Washington

 

 

REGION 3
State Fishing Lakes and Other Waters
36. Barber 77 acres, 1/4 N of Medicine Lodge
37. Cimarron Grasslands Fishing Pits 11 acres, 8 N of Elkhart
38. Clark 337 acres, 8-1/2 S 1 W of Kingsdown
39. Concannon 60 acres, 15 NE of Garden City
40. Finney Refuge Pits 5 acres, S edge of Garden City
(periodically dry)
41. Finney 110 acres, 8 N, 3 W, 1 N of Kalvesta
42. Ford 40 acres, 3 N, 5 E of Dodge City
43. Goodman 40 acres, 5 S, 2 1/2 E of Ness City
44. Hain 53 acres, 5 W of Spearville
45. Hamilton 60 acres, 3 W, 2 N of Syracuse
46. Hodgeman 87 acres, 4 E 2 S of Jetmore (periodically dry, stocked when water present)
47. Kiowa 21 acres, NW corner of Greensburg
48. Meade 80 acres, 8 S 5 W of Meade on K-23
49. Scott 115 acres, 11 N of Scott City

 

REGION 4
Reservoirs
50. Cheney 9,550 acres, 20 W of Wichita
51. Council Grove 3,280 acres, 1 N of Council Grove on K-57/177
52. El Dorado 8,000 acres, 3 E 2 N of El Dorado
53. Marion 6,160 acres, 4 NW of Marion off SU-56s

State Fishing Lakes and Other Waters
54. Butler 124 acres, 3 W 1 N of Latham
55. Chase 109 acres, 2-1/2 W of Cottonwood Falls
56. Cowley 84 acres, 13 E of Arkansas City on US-166
57. Kingman 144 acres, 7 W of Kingman
58. McPherson 46 acres, 6 N 2-1/2 W of Canton

 

REGION 5
Reservoirs
60. Big Hill 1,240 acres, 4-1/4 E of Cherryvale
61. Elk City 4,450 acres, 4 NW of Independence
62. Fall River 2,500 acres, 25 SE of Eureka off K-96
63. John Redmond 9,400 acres, 2 N 1/2 W of Burlington on US-75
64. La Cygne 2,600 acres, 5 E of LaCygne
65. Melvern 7,000 acres, 35 S of Topeka on US-75
66. Pomona 4,000 acres, 25 S of Topeka on US-75
67. Toronto 2,800 acres, 15 SW of Yates Center off US-54

State Fishing Lakes and Other Waters
68. Big Hill Wildlife Area 13-3/4 acres, 6 E of Cherryvale
69. Bourbon 103 acres, 4 E of Elsmore
70. Crawford 150 acres, 9 N 1 E of Girard
71. Lyon 135 acres, 5 W 1 N of Reading
72. Marais des Cygnes WA 1,967 acres, 7 N of Pleasanton on US-69 73. Mined Land Wildlife Area 14,300 acres (1,500 water), Crawford, Cherokee, and Labette cos.
74. Montgomery 105 acres, 3 S 1 E of Independence
75. Neosho 92 acres, 6 S 1 W of St. Paul
76. Neosho Wildlife Area 800 acres, 1 E of St. Paul on K-57
77. Osage 140 acres, 2 S 1/2 E of Carbondale
78. Wilson 110 acres, 1 S 1 E of Buffalo
79. Woodson 180 acres, 5-1/2 E of Toronto
from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks