thumb|right|350px|Lakes and rivers in Kansas
This is a listing of lakes, reservoirs, and dams located in the state of Kansas. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Lakes and reservoirs by size
thumb|right|[[Tuttle Creek Lake|Tuttle Creek Dam and Lake]]
thumb|right|[[Wilson Lake (Kansas)|Wilson Dam and Lake]]
thumb|right|Birds on one of [[Quivira National Wildlife Refuge's salt marshes.]]
thumb|right|[[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.
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! Name !! Capacity in acre feet (normal pool) !! surface acres (normal pool) !! maximum depth !! comments
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| Milford Lake || 351,577 || || || of recreational land
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| Tuttle Creek Lake || 253,265 || || || of recreational land
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| Waconda Lake (Glen Elder Dam) || 241,460 || || || of recreational land
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| Wilson Lake || 235,000 || || || of recreational land, clearest lake in Kansas
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| Perry Lake || 209,513 || || || of recreational land
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| Cheney Reservoir || 168,000 || || || of recreational land
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| El Dorado Lake || 153,444 || || || of recreational land, Trout fishing below dam in winter
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| Melvern Lake || 151,256 || || || of recreational land
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| Clinton Lake || 110,400 || || || of recreational land
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| Marion Reservoir || 80,669 || || || of recreational land
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| Cedar Bluff Reservoir || 79,252 || || || of recreational land
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| Hillsdale Lake || 76,300 || || || of recreational land
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| Pomona Lake || 70,600 || || || of recreational land
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| Kirwin Reservoir || 67,268 || || || Lake is the centerpiece of Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge
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| Kanopolis Lake || 50,273 || || || of recreational land
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| John Redmond Reservoir || 50,040 || || || of recreational land
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| Council Grove Lake || 43,984 || || || of recreational land
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| Webster Reservoir || 37,926 || || || of recreational land
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| Elk City Lake || 37,422 || || || of recreational land
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| Keith Sebelius Reservoir || 35,935 || || || of recreational land
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| Big Hill Lake || 23,361 || || || of recreational land; 17 mile (27 km) horse trail
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| Fall River Lake || 20,690 || || || of recreational land, including Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge
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| Toronto Lake || 16,528 || || || of recreational land
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| Lovewell Reservoir || 15,284 || || || of recreational land
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| Centralia Lake || || || || of recreational land
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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
- Cheyenne Bottoms of wetland and marsh in lowland
- Lake Inman
- Lake View Lake
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge of wetland and marsh in 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
- Wabaunsee Lake
Reservoirs managed by the Bureau of Reclamation
thumb|right|260px|A map showing location of Bureau of Reclamation lakes in Kansas.
- Cedar Bluff Reservoir
- Cheney Reservoir
- Keith Sebelius Lake
- Kirwin Reservoir
- Lovewell Reservoir
- Waconda Lake
- Webster Reservoir
Reservoirs managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
- Farlington Lake
- Jamestown Lake
- Neosho State Fishing Lake aka Lake McKinley
Reservoirs managed by other group
- Lake Jivaro
- Lake Vaquero
Diversion dams
- Almena Diversion Dam
- Woodston Diversion Dam