John Redmond Reservoir Sightseers will enjoy the Flint Hills Wildlife Refuge. Enjoy wandering old Indian grounds. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Kanopolis Lake The nearby Fort Harker Museum at Kanopolis and the Rogers Art Gallery and Museum at Ellsworth portray the settlement of the American West. Kanopolis is also the home of Kansas' first State park. Early Indian rock carvings on Inscription Rock in Horse Thief Canyon offer an interesting glimpse into the past.
Keith Sebelius Reservoir Norton Dam and Keith Sebelius Reservoir are features of the PSMBP - Almena Unit. The reservoir is open 24 hour and has good access. Available species include walleye, saugeye (sauger/walleye hybrids), wipers, largemouth bass, crappie, and channel catfish. Irrigation supply reservoir experiencing moderate fluctuations. Reservoir peaks at 2,180 surface acres. Fishing season is year-round. Public hunting is available for deer, upland game, and waterfowl. Special hunts can be arranged by application for youth, disabled, or family hunts.Current Reservoir Levels
Kirwin NWR Kirwin NWR, located west of the town of Kirwin in Phillips County in north-central Kansas, was established to provide habitat for and facilitate the management of the Nation's migratory bird resource. The topography of the refuge is rolling with grass covered hilltops nearly 200 feet higher than the wooded creek bottoms. A reservoir, established primarily for flood control and irrigation, covers 5,079 surface acres at conservation pool level. Primary water source for the reservoir is Bow Creek and the north fork of the Solomon River. Due to fluctuating water levels the 5,079 acres are often divided between water, mud flats, and timber/brush growth. The remainder of the refuge is composed of 1,600 acres of cropland, 3,749 acres of grassland, and 400 acres of riparian areas and shelterbelts, surrounding Kirwin Reservoir. Kirwin Refuge serves as a migration stop over for waterfowl and as a staging point for water birds including Pelicans and Cormorants. Kirwin also has a large winter population of both Bald and Golden Eagles and a large population of other species of hawks and owls. The refuge provides important nesting cover, food, and shelter for songbirds. With proper water levels the refuge provides exposed mud as feeding areas for spring and fall migrations of shorebirds. Kirwin Refuge also provides food and cover for resident populations of white tailed and mule deer, pheasant, bobwhite quail, greater prairie chicken, and Rio Grand turkey.The refuge is home to a rich variety of wildlife species including 34 species of mammals, 31 species of reptiles and amphibians, and 197 species of birds.
Kirwin Reservoir Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), the first national wildlife refuge in Kansas, was established in 1954 as an overlay project on a Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and flood control reservoir. Kirwin Dam and Reservoir are features of the Kirwin Unit, P-SMBP. Reclamation owns the land and controls reservoir water levels while the Refuge staff from the Fish and Wildlife Service manages all other activities on the land and water. The reservoir is fed by the North Fork of the Solomon River and Bow Creek. Both are intermittent streams, which means they may dry up in periods of low precipitation. The reservoir and refuge are open 24 hours. Good access roads. Available species of fish include crappie, walleye, wipers, largemouth and smallmouth bass, channel and flathead catfish, and freshwater drum. Fishing is year round.
Lovewell Reservoir Lovewell Reservoir is just inside the Kansas border from Superior, Nebraska. The Reservoir has become an attractive site for wildlife. It attracts large numbers of migrating waterfowl in spring and fall. The adjacent woodlands harbor songbirds. Often birds can be spotted in the wooded areas near the campgrounds such as five species of woodpeckers, Baltimore Orioles and possibly a Black-billed Magpie.Lodging is available close by in Mankato, KS, and Superior, NE.Reservoir open 24 hours. Fair access roads. Irrigation supply reservoir experiencing moderate fluctuations. Reservoir peaks at 2,040 surface acres. Available species include walleye, white bass, wiper (white bass-striped bass hybrid), crappie freshwater drum, carp, and channel and flathead catfish. Fishing season is year-round. Public hunting for deer, watefowl, and upland game is available. Lovewell Dam and Reservoir are features of the Bostwick Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Project.
