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Kanopolis Lake

446 m1,463 ft
Area
15 km²
Tonight
60°FCloudy · Wind 14–18 mph S

Kanopolis Lake is a lake at 446 m above sea level in Kansas, United States, 15 km² in area and 10.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
446 m
Length
10.8 km
Shoreline
45.9 km
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Lake

Kanopolis Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

10.8 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
45.9 km
3D map

Kanopolis Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12.8 × 12.8 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Kanopolis Lake terrain and contours

5 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Kanopolis Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Kanopolis Lake weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 60°F (16°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 14–18 mph S

Kanopolis Lake forecast for about 444 m.

  • Tonight60°1%14–18 mph S
  • Sat57°78°1%15 mph S
  • Sun57°76°25%5–13 mph S
  • Mon51°69°58%6–12 mph S
  • Tue52°67°27%6–9 mph WSW
  • Wed51°73°15%12–16 mph S
  • Thu50°68°27%10–14 mph E

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:56 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Kanopolis Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Kanopolis Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.6 km ENE

    +2 more within 0.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Kanopolis State Park Buzzard Bay Campground

    0.8 km NNE · +2 more within 1.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Wildlife Viewing Area Trail Trailhead

    1.7 km NNE · +2 more within 2.4 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.6 km ENE
Parking0.6 km NE
Campsite0.8 km E
Kanopolis State Park Buzzard Bay CampgroundCampsite0.8 km NNE
Parking0.8 km NNE
Kanopolis State Park Sandyshore CampgroundCampsite1.0 km N
Wildlife Viewing Area Trail TrailheadTrailhead1.7 km NNE
Kanopolis State Park Trailhead ETrailhead2.2 km N
Kanopolis State Park Trailhead ATrailhead2.4 km N
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12.8 × 12.8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.1% of the 164 km² view
Relief in view
86 m low point 425 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 64.5%Cropland 15.5%Water 10.3%Trees 9.0%Built-up 0.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6.4 km; 542 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Eastern Collared Lizard61
  • Texas Horned Lizard59
  • Six-lined Racerunner37
  • Prairie Lizard32
  • Ring-necked Snake30
  • White-tailed Deer20
Where it sits

Where Kanopolis Lake sits

Region
Kansas4United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

Downloads

Kanopolis Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-01)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia