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Kit Carson Cove Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Council Grove Lake · near Council Grove · 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

Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked August 11, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Fee
Free
Ramp lanes
1
Ramp surface
Concrete
Managed by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Coordinates
38.69119, -96.49381

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Conditions

Lake level

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Full pool is 1,274.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Council Grove Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On Council Grove Lake

Reservoir in Kansas. All launches on Council Grove Lake.

Community

Where people who use Council Grove Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District boat ramps and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.