KANOPOLIS LAKE WCM UPDATE
Congress provided direction and funding in Fiscal Year 2022 for USACE districts across the nation to update Water Control Manuals, or WCMs to evaluate whether any changes in physical, social and environmental conditions around the dam warrant updating the WCP, include a drought contingency plan and meet new requirements for formatting and updating information.
We want your input! Upcoming public meeting:
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Ellsworth American Legion Post # 174
645 W. 15th Street
Ellsworth, KS 67439
Doors open: 5:30 p.m.
Meeting: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Presentation begins: 6:10 p.m.
Meeting location is ADA accessible
Virtual
Monday, February 3, 2025
2:00 p.m. CDT via Webex
Meeting number (access code): 2820 988 0728
Meeting password: wxPCKhy$773
Join by phone: +1-844-800-2712 US Toll Free
+1-669-234-1177 US Toll
Kanopolis Lake is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated reservoir located on the Smoky Hill River in southeastern Ellsworth County, Kansas. Congress used the Flood Control Act of 1938 to authorize the construction of Kanopolis Lake. USACE began work on the reservoir in June 1940. Work was put on hold with the outbreak of the Second World War. Construction was resumed in 1948 and completed the same year. Kanopolis Lake occupies 3,406 acres with a total capacity of 49,474 acre feet of water, and has a total catchment area in excess of 2,300 square miles. The authorized purposes for the dam are flood risk reduction, water quality, water supply, fish and wildlife conservation and recreation. Kanopolis Lake is located about 20 miles southeast of Kanopolis, Kansas and about 35 miles southwest of Salina, Kansas.