Highest elevation lakes & reservoirs in Kansas by altitude
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Midwest > Kansas > - Compared by Highest Altitude/Elevation in feet.Note: For some lakes, "Altitude/Elevation" data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 13 articles we have published for Kansas lakes.
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Lake name  |
Elevation in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Kanopolis Lake (Kansas, Midwest, North Central, USA) |
1,508 ft | Kanopolis Lake is a man-made reservoir located near Ellsworth, Kansas. The lake is the result of a dam constructed from 1940-1948 on the Smoke Hill Ri… |
| Glen Elder Reservoir (Kansas, Midwest, North Central, USA) |
1,500 ft | Also known as Waconda Lake Glen Elder Reservoir, also known as Waconda Lake, is one of the most scenic and popular outdoor attractions in Kansas. Located in north central Kansas… |
| Cheney Reservoir (Kansas, Midwest, South Central, USA) |
1,429 ft | Also known as Cheney Lake Cheney Reservoir is the premier recreation spot for outdoor activity in south central Kansas. Constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation, it was complet… |
| El Dorado Lake (Kansas, Midwest, South Central, USA) |
1,347 ft | Completed in 1981, South Central Kansas’ El Dorado Lake is an 8,000-acre reservoir bordering the stunning tall grass prairies and rolling mounds of th… |
| Milford Lake (Kansas, Midwest, Northeast, USA) |
1,176 ft | Also known as Milford Reservoir Milford Lake is the largest reservoir in Kansas with 163 shoreline miles and 16,000 surface acres. The lake offers abundant recreational opportunities… |
| Tuttle Creek Lake (Kansas, Midwest, Northeast, USA) |
1,138 ft | Also known as Tuttle Creek Reservoir When construction of Tuttle Creek Dam began in 1952, the premise was that Tuttle Creek Lake would be a “dry dam” passing water on through to the river… |
| Kaw Lake (Kansas, Midwest, Oklahoma, Red Carpet Country, South Central, Southwest, USA) |
1,044 ft | Also known as Kaw Reservoir Kaw Lake is a large lake covering an area of 17,000 acres. Its three fingerlike “arms” lie in two midwestern states, Oklahoma and Kansas. Kaw Lake is… |
| Melvern Lake (Kansas, Midwest, Southeast, USA) |
1,036 ft | Also known as Melvern Resevoir Melvern Lake is the perfect spot in dry southeast Kansas to enjoy a week at the lake. Built in 1972 as a flood control reservoir, Melvern Lake now off… |
| Hillsdale Lake (Kansas, Midwest, Northeast, USA) |
931 ft | Also known as Hillsdale Reservoir The boat glides slowly over the tops of the submerged trees. Carefully he stalks them, intent as any predator. It’s early summer on Hillsdale Lake, an… |
| Clinton Lake KS (Kansas, Midwest, Northeast, USA) |
928 ft | Also known as Clinton Reservoir Clinton Lake is a 7,000-acre reservoir located in northeastern Kansas, just south of Interstate 70 near Lawrence (between Topeka and Kansas City). Con… |
