Elk City Reservoir Fishing Information
Independence, KS
Corps of Engineers (620) 331-6820
Species | Rating | Size | Baits, Method & Location |
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Crappie | Good | 8-14" | Crappie fishing is good. Look for fish to be deeper up by the dam or near the river channel in the reservoir. Vertical jigging has been working best. |
Blue and channel catfish | Fair | 18-30" | Catfishing has been slow. Look for fish to be more actively feeding during the evening and night. Drifting the flats should produce some fish. Shad has been working best. |
White Bass | Fair | 10-14" | The white bass fishing has been slow. Look for white bass near the dam. Plastic swim baits have been working best. |
Outlet | Fair | 12-20" | Fishing has slowed as release has stopped. |
The Blue Catfish regulation has passed and now is in effect. The new regulation allows 10/day with only 1 fish greater than 30 inches. Water Level Current water levels and discharge can be viewed HERE. District Newsletter We have created a fishing newsletter that can be sent out to all that subscribe to it. This newsletter is for fishing information for the Independence District (Chautauqua, Labette, Montgomery, and Wilson counties) only. Youth/Mentor Pond The Elk City State Park Youth/Mentor pond is now open. The pond is open to anglers 15 and younger as well as their mentor. A mentor may take more than one youth fishing, but only one mentor may fish per youth they accompany. Two channel catfish can be harvested daily, but largemouth bass are catch and release only. See the park office for more information. |
Fishing Population | Creel Limit | Min Length Limit |
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Bluegill | ||
Black Bullhead | ||
Channel Catfish | 10 | |
Crappie | 50 | |
Flathead Catfish | 5 | |
Green Sunfish | ||
Largemouth Bass | 5 | 15 |
Saugeye | 5 | 15 |
White Bass | ||
Blue Catfish | 10 | ONLY 1 fish 30" or longer |
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination
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NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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SAUGEYE | |||||
(>14") | (>18") | (>22") | (lbs.) | BR | |
SEBELIUS | 10.67 | 4.53 | 0.37 | 6.38 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 3.78 | 1.80 | 0.42 | 6.89 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 2.02 | 1.07 | 0.20 | 6.70 | G |
POMONA | 0.95 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 2.97 | G |
MELVERN | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | F |
CLINTON | 0.86 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 2.72 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.75 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 4.81 | G |
WEBSTER | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 4.48 | F |
ELK CITY | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.11 | F |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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WALLEYE | |||||
(>15") | (>20") | (>25") | (lbs.) | BR | |
KIRWIN | 4.78 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 8.46 | G |
MARION | 4.74 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 4.65 | G |
WEBSTER | 3.06 | 0.92 | 0.11 | 6.36 | G |
EL DORADO | 2.73 | 1.00 | 0.09 | 7.94 | G |
WILSON | 2.62 | 1.18 | 0.07 | 7.45 | G |
MILFORD | 2.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 3.87 | F |
CEDAR BLUFF | 2.15 | 0.57 | 0.03 | 7.93 | G |
GLEN ELDER | 2.04 | 0.22 | 0.01 | 6.61 | F |
CHENEY | 1.20 | 0.73 | 0.14 | 7.54 | F |
HILLSDALE | 1.17 | 0.31 | 0.10 | 7.06 | G |
LOVEWELL | 1.00 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 4.62 | F |
WOLF CREEK | 0.66 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 5.99 | F |
MELVERN | 0.49 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 4.45 | F |
CLINTON | 0.42 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 3.45 | F |
POMONA | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 4.16 | P |
KANOPOLIS | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 5.83 | P |
BIG HILL | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.39 | F |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | P |
SEBELIUS | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.51 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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BLACK CRAPPIE | |||||
(>8") | (>10") | (>12") | (lbs.) | BR | |
SEBELIUS | 26.47 | 14.00 | 1.33 | 1.54 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 23.61 | 4.75 | 0.08 | 1.29 | G |
KIRWIN | 9.56 | 9.15 | 5.79 | 2.06 | G |
LOVEWELL | 4.46 | 0.76 | 0.05 | 1.43 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 3.94 | 3.03 | 0.44 | 1.43 | G |
WEBSTER | 3.77 | 1.75 | 0.02 | 1.40 | F |
MARION | 3.33 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 1.09 | F |
MILFORD | 2.88 | 0.94 | 0.02 | 1.06 | F |
HILLSDALE | 1.75 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 1.02 | G |
CLINTON | 1.11 | 0.70 | 0.02 | 0.93 | G |
JOHN REDMOND | 0.75 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 1.29 | P |
GLEN ELDER | 0.73 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 1.11 | F |
WILSON | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 1.68 | P |
PERRY | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.81 | P |
POMONA | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 1.44 | P |
TORONTO | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 1.19 | P |
BIG HILL | 0.33 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.52 | F |
WOLF CREEK | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1.39 | P |
LACYGNE | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.93 | P |
EL DORADO | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.60 | P |
FALL RIVER | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 1.14 | P |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 1.17 | P |
MELVERN | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.63 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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BLUEGILL | |||||
(>6") | (>8") | (>10") | (lbs.) | BR | |
SEBELIUS | 44.33 | 9.47 | 0.00 | 1.21 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 15.12 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.40 | F |
HILLSDALE | 6.07 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.46 | F |
LACYGNE | 4.39 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.31 | F |
KANOPOLIS | 3.78 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.39 | G |
WILSON | 3.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | G |
WEBSTER | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | F |
LOVEWELL | 2.56 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.43 | P |
BIG HILL | 2.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.36 | G |
MARION | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | F |
MILFORD | 1.44 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.52 | P |
CLINTON | 1.11 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.52 | F |
KIRWIN | 0.81 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.59 | F |
PERRY | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | P |
MELVERN | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.37 | P |
EL DORADO | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | P |
GLEN ELDER | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.70 | P |
WOLF CREEK | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | P |
FALL RIVER | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | F |
POMONA | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.43 | F |
COUNCIL GROVE | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | P |
TORONTO | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | P |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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CHANNEL CATFISH | |||||
(>16") | (>24") | (>28") | (lbs.) | BR | |
LOVEWELL | 6.94 | 0.94 | 0.11 | 11.81 | G |
BIG HILL | 6.30 | 0.73 | 0.03 | 9.05 | G |
HILLSDALE | 5.36 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 10.45 | G |
MARION | 4.43 | 0.23 | 0.03 | 5.79 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 3.37 | 0.43 | 0.02 | 9.93 | G |
WILSON | 2.97 | 0.46 | 0.03 | 10.11 | G |
TORONTO | 2.56 | 1.83 | 0.47 | 11.33 | G |
PERRY | 2.45 | 0.67 | 0.14 | 12.70 | G |
CHENEY | 2.45 | 0.41 | 0.04 | 14.81 | G |
ELK CITY | 2.23 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 5.65 | G |
LACYGNE | 2.19 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 7.26 | G |
GLEN ELDER | 2.18 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 16.60 | G |
MELVERN | 2.14 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 8.33 | G |
CLINTON | 1.82 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 6.06 | G |
FALL RIVER | 1.73 | 1.39 | 0.64 | 14.53 | G |
POMONA | 1.55 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 11.96 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 1.46 | 0.32 | 0.04 | 14.15 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 1.42 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 9.41 | F |
WEBSTER | 1.39 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 10.64 | G |
KIRWIN | 1.06 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 11.23 | G |
JOHN REDMOND | 1.05 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 12.33 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.95 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 14.31 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.12 | F |
EL DORADO | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.84 | F |
SEBELIUS | 0.37 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 22.56 | F |
MILFORD | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 9.23 | F |
NAME | Density | Preferred | Lunker | Big fish | Bio rating |
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WHITE BASS | |||||
(>9") | (>12") | (>15") | (lbs.) | BR | |
GLEN ELDER | 18.32 | 16.17 | 3.84 | 3.49 | G |
MARION | 17.06 | 12.20 | 0.43 | 1.87 | G |
CEDAR BLUFF | 10.24 | 9.28 | 2.79 | 2.25 | G |
PERRY | 9.76 | 5.82 | 0.22 | 2.15 | G |
KANOPOLIS | 8.17 | 6.15 | 0.28 | 2.70 | G |
POMONA | 7.40 | 4.58 | 0.45 | 2.20 | G |
CLINTON | 6.88 | 5.20 | 1.02 | 2.32 | G |
WEBSTER | 6.22 | 3.92 | 0.08 | 2.73 | G |
MILFORD | 5.78 | 4.93 | 0.55 | 2.13 | G |
KIRWIN | 5.19 | 4.22 | 0.67 | 2.18 | G |
TORONTO | 5.00 | 3.00 | 1.36 | 2.69 | G |
FALL RIVER | 4.24 | 2.94 | 0.94 | 3.02 | G |
WOLF CREEK | 3.96 | 2.44 | 0.32 | 1.98 | G |
MELVERN | 3.33 | 2.63 | 0.43 | 2.26 | G |
LOVEWELL | 3.25 | 1.75 | 0.25 | 1.85 | P |
EL DORADO | 3.24 | 1.58 | 0.36 | 2.03 | F |
JOHN REDMOND | 3.14 | 2.21 | 0.95 | 3.24 | F |
BIG HILL | 3.00 | 1.83 | 0.07 | 1.73 | G |
LACYGNE | 2.71 | 1.60 | 0.33 | 2.88 | G |
COUNCIL GROVE | 2.47 | 1.58 | 0.18 | 2.23 | F |
HILLSDALE | 2.43 | 1.83 | 0.10 | 1.43 | G |
WILSON | 2.21 | 2.11 | 0.86 | 2.96 | G |
CHENEY | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.33 | 2.09 | P |
ELK CITY | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 1.94 | F |
TUTTLE CREEK | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 2.96 | F |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
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Melvern Reservoir | 34.23 | 14.91 | 1.41 | 1.61 | Reservoir | E |
Sebelius Reservoir | 28.53 | 15.00 | 1.83 | 1.54 | Reservoir | G |
Lovewell Reservoir | 26.88 | 10.54 | 1.02 | 2.50 | Reservoir | G |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 25.52 | 11.45 | 1.52 | 1.29 | Reservoir | E |
Perry Reservoir | 25.45 | 14.03 | 0.38 | 1.42 | Reservoir | G |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 24.71 | 5.51 | 0.43 | 1.80 | Reservoir | G |
Toronto Reservoir | 18.51 | 5.83 | 1.91 | 2.40 | Reservoir | G |
Elk City Reservoir | 15.49 | 5.57 | 1.35 | 2.40 | Reservoir | G |
LaCygne Reservoir | 15.07 | 5.95 | 0.45 | 2.30 | Reservoir | G |
Clinton Reservoir | 10.61 | 3.46 | 0.24 | 1.37 | Reservoir | G |
Kirwin Reservoir | 10.31 | 9.56 | 6.06 | 2.06 | Reservoir | G |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 8.93 | 3.27 | 0.57 | 1.64 | Reservoir | F |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 7.57 | 4.68 | 1.05 | 1.69 | Reservoir | G |
Pomona Reservoir | 7.41 | 3.11 | 0.18 | 1.73 | Reservoir | G |
Big Hill Reservoir | 7.40 | 3.43 | 0.27 | 1.19 | Reservoir | G |
Marion Reservoir | 6.67 | 2.67 | 0.33 | 1.09 | Reservoir | G |
Milford Reservoir | 6.54 | 3.75 | 0.58 | 1.90 | Reservoir | G |
Fall River Reservoir | 6.06 | 1.85 | 0.44 | 2.58 | Reservoir | G |
El Dorado Reservoir | 5.93 | 2.29 | 0.82 | 1.59 | Reservoir | G |
Council Grove Reservoir | 5.89 | 3.22 | 1.33 | 1.87 | Reservoir | F |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 5.67 | 3.58 | 0.50 | 1.43 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 5.38 | 2.90 | 0.17 | 1.79 | Reservoir | G |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 3.33 | 1.38 | 0.46 | 1.91 | Reservoir | F |
John Redmond Reservoir | 1.71 | 0.79 | 0.25 | 3.04 | Reservoir | F |
Wilson Reservoir | 0.73 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 1.68 | Reservoir | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sebelius Reservoir | 44.40 | 9.50 | 0.00 | 1.21 | Reservoir | G |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 15.33 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.44 | Reservoir | F |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 6.09 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.46 | Reservoir | F |
LaCygne Reservoir | 4.50 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.31 | Reservoir | F |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 3.81 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.39 | Reservoir | G |
Wilson Reservoir | 3.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | Reservoir | F |
Big Hill Reservoir | 2.63 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.62 | Reservoir | G |
Lovewell Reservoir | 2.56 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.43 | Reservoir | P |
Marion Reservoir | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | Reservoir | F |
Milford Reservoir | 1.44 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.52 | Reservoir | P |
Clinton Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.52 | Reservoir | F |
Kirwin Reservoir | 0.83 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.59 | Reservoir | F |
Perry Reservoir | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | Reservoir | P |
Melvern Reservoir | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.37 | Reservoir | P |
El Dorado Reservoir | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | Reservoir | F |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | Reservoir | P |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.70 | Reservoir | P |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | Reservoir | P |
Fall River Reservoir | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | Reservoir | F |
Pomona Reservoir | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.43 | Reservoir | P |
Council Grove Reservoir | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | Reservoir | P |
Toronto Reservoir | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | Reservoir | P |
Elk City Reservoir | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | Reservoir | P |
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sebelius Reservoir | 9.17 | 4.63 | 0.43 | 6.38 | Reservoir | P |
Kirwin Reservoir | 4.75 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 8.46 | Reservoir | G |
Marion Reservoir | 4.69 | 1.89 | 0.17 | 4.65 | Reservoir | G |
Council Grove Reservoir | 3.51 | 1.82 | 0.60 | 6.89 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 3.19 | 1.94 | 0.81 | 6.36 | Reservoir | G |
El Dorado Reservoir | 2.73 | 1.91 | 0.67 | 7.94 | Reservoir | G |
Wilson Reservoir | 2.62 | 2.02 | 0.84 | 7.45 | Reservoir | G |
Milford Reservoir | 2.60 | 1.13 | 0.05 | 3.87 | Reservoir | F |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 2.12 | 1.34 | 0.47 | 7.93 | Reservoir | G |
Glen Elder Reservoir | 1.96 | 1.10 | 0.13 | 6.61 | Reservoir | F |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 1.88 | 1.13 | 0.32 | 6.70 | Reservoir | G |
Perry Reservoir | 1.55 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 2.75 | Reservoir | E |
Melvern Reservoir | 1.37 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 4.45 | Reservoir | G |
Cheney Reservoir | 1.20 | 1.04 | 0.63 | 7.54 | Reservoir | F |
Clinton Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 3.45 | Reservoir | G |
Pomona Reservoir | 1.20 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 4.16 | Reservoir | G |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 1.14 | 0.62 | 0.24 | 7.06 | Reservoir | E |
Lovewell Reservoir | 1.00 | 0.89 | 0.38 | 4.62 | Reservoir | F |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 0.64 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 5.99 | Reservoir | F |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.45 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 4.81 | Reservoir | G |
Big Hill Reservoir | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.39 | Reservoir | F |
Elk City Reservoir | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.11 | Reservoir | F |
+Temperate Basses Combined Forecast
Waterbody | Density | Preferred | Lunker | 3 yr avg | Size | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glen Elder Reservoir | 17.63 | 2.60 | 0.57 | 9.89 | Reservoir | G |
Marion Reservoir | 15.97 | 4.40 | 1.57 | 4.92 | Reservoir | G |
Kirwin Reservoir | 15.06 | 10.00 | 0.78 | 7.99 | Reservoir | G |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | 12.76 | 4.07 | 2.63 | 13.60 | Reservoir | G |
Webster Reservoir | 11.72 | 6.92 | 1.50 | 10.88 | Reservoir | G |
Sebelius Reservoir | 10.17 | 9.57 | 3.23 | 6.81 | Reservoir | G |
Milford Reservoir | 9.80 | 4.35 | 1.55 | 6.80 | Reservoir | G |
Pomona Reservoir | 8.43 | 2.58 | 0.63 | 2.20 | Reservoir | G |
Clinton Reservoir | 6.46 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 5.98 | Reservoir | G |
Kanopolis Reservoir | 5.32 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 7.28 | Reservoir | G |
Lovewell Reservoir | 4.96 | 2.11 | 1.11 | 7.35 | Reservoir | F |
Perry Reservoir | 4.73 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.15 | Reservoir | G |
Cheney Reservoir | 4.43 | 2.71 | 1.55 | 7.98 | Reservoir | F |
El Dorado Reservoir | 3.42 | 1.38 | 0.93 | 6.75 | Reservoir | G |
LaCygne Reservoir | 3.00 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 2.88 | Reservoir | F |
Toronto Reservoir | 2.94 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 2.69 | Reservoir | G |
Fall River Reservoir | 2.85 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 3.02 | Reservoir | G |
Wilson Reservoir | 2.64 | 0.94 | 0.51 | 13.27 | Reservoir | G |
Wolf Creek Reservoir | 2.22 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 4.59 | Reservoir | F |
John Redmond Reservoir | 2.16 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 3.24 | Reservoir | F |
Melvern Reservoir | 2.10 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 2.26 | Reservoir | G |
Big Hill Reservoir | 1.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.73 | Reservoir | G |
Hillsdale Reservoir | 1.67 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 1.43 | Reservoir | F |
Council Grove Reservoir | 1.42 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 6.15 | Reservoir | P |
Elk City Reservoir | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.94 | Reservoir | F |
Tuttle Creek Reservoir | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 2.96 | Reservoir | F |