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Horsethief Boat Ramp 1

Boat ramp · on Kanopolis Reservoir · near Venango · Kansas

Zebra mussels

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

Past algal blooms

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

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Managed by
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Coordinates
38.63719, -97.99313

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Conditions

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, 2.5 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

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by 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.