Kanopolis Dam
Dam in Ellsworth County, Kansas · Smoky Hill River · forms Kanopolis Lake
Height
131 ft
40 m (NID height)
Length
15,360 ft
4,682 m
Completed
1948
Kanopolis Lake today
1,466.66 ft
7 days ▼ 0.36 ft
vs full pool
▲ 3.66 ft
Normal storage
61,382 acre-ft
Much above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 131 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Kansas City District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 433,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,815 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 131 ft
- Drainage area
- 7,860 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 500 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Kansas City District
- Also known as
- Kanopolis Lake
- NID ID
- KS00005
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Jul 24, 2026. Search NID ID KS00005 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.