Kanopolis Lake
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| Location | Ellsworth County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38°37′58″N 97°59′53″W / 38.63278°N 97.99806°WCoordinates: 38°37′58″N 97°59′53″W / 38.63278°N 97.99806°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Smoky Hill River |
| Primary outflows | Smoky Hill River |
| Catchment area | 2,330 sq mi (6,000 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Built | 1948 |
| First flooded | February 17, 1948 |
| Max. length | 12 miles (19 km) |
| Surface area | 3,406 acres (13.78 km2) |
| Max. depth | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Water volume |
Full: 49,474 acre·ft (61,025,000 m3) Current (Nov. 2015): 47,080 acre·ft (58,070,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 41 miles (66 km) |
| Surface elevation |
Full: 1,463 feet (446 m) Current (Nov. 2015): 1,462.5 feet (445.8 m) |
| Settlements |
Kanopolis, Langley, Venango, Yankee Run |
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| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Kanopolis Lake is a reservoir 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 lake is formed by Kanopolis Dam. Completed in 1948 as a flood control and water conservation project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the dam impounds the Smoky Hill River.
The Flood Control Act of 1938 authorized the construction of Kanopolis Dam and Lake, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began work in June 1940. The outbreak of World War II, however, led to a suspension of the effort in 1942, delaying the project for 3 1/2 years. The Corps of Engineers finally completed construction in 1948 at a cost of $12.3 million. Storage of water in the reservoir began February 17, 1948. Kanopolis Lake was the first reservoir built in the Corps of Engineers' Kansas City District which continues to oversee it to the present day.
Kanopolis Lake is located at 38°37′58″N 97°59′53″W / 38.63278°N 97.99806°W (38.6327013, -97.9980411) at an elevation of 1,463 feet (446 m). It lies in central Kansas in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. It is located entirely within Ellsworth County.
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