Kansas / Melvern Lake /
Coeur D' Alene Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Melvern Lake · near Lyndon · Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment has a harmful algal bloom watch for Melvern Lake 2.1 km from this launch (October 16, 2026). Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.
Kansas Department of Health and Environment · checked October 18, 2026
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): 2018, 2022 and 2023.
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
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 38.50102, -95.71279
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the MELVERN LK NR MELVERN, KS gauge · USGS, 0.6 mi away on Melvern Lake
- Lake level at Melvern Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Melvern Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,036.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Melvern 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 MELVERN LK NR MELVERN, KS, 0.6 mi from this launch on Melvern Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Melvern Lake
Reservoir in Kansas. All launches on Melvern Lake.
Community
Where people who use Melvern Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Outlet Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · Melvern Lake
- Eisenhower State Park Boat Ramp · 1.6 mi · Melvern Lake
- Arrow Rock · 1.9 mi · Melvern Lake
- Eisenhower State Park Boat Ramp · 2.7 mi · Melvern Lake
- Turkey Point Boat Ramp · 4.3 mi · Melvern Lake
- Sundance Boat Ramp · 8.1 mi · Melvern Lake
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps record {2479D82F-8511-44F3-A609-523B23108184} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District)
- OpenStreetMap w1378746475 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.