Kansas / Kanopolis Reservoir /
Venango Park Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Kanopolis Reservoir · near Venango · Kansas
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks lists this water as an aquatic nuisance species designated water for zebra mussels. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked September 3, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 38.63540, -97.99209
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the KANOPOLIS LK NR KANOPOLIS, KS gauge · USGS, 2.4 mi away on Kanopolis Reservoir
- Lake level at Kanopolis Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Kanopolis Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,463.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Kanopolis Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge KANOPOLIS LK NR KANOPOLIS, KS, 2.4 mi from this launch on Kanopolis Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Kanopolis Reservoir
Reservoir in Kansas. All launches on Kanopolis Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Kanopolis Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Horsethief Boat Ramp 1 · 0.1 mi · Kanopolis Reservoir
- Yankee Run Boat Ramp · 1.3 mi · Kanopolis Reservoir
- Langley Point West Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Kanopolis Reservoir
- Horsethief Boat Ramp 2 · 2.3 mi · Kanopolis Reservoir
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 729-508730002-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps record {1DDE7A0E-60A4-4DE1-98DE-5133E45ADA22} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n5139405387 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.