Cheney Reservoir Boat Ramps

13 boat launches are mapped on Cheney Reservoir in Reno County, Kingman County, Kansas.

Cheney Reservoir facts

Surface area9,765 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 17 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 32.3 miles
Surface elevation1,421 ft above sea level
DamCheney Dam, completed 1965
Dam size126 ft high, 24,458 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesFlood Risk Reduction, Recreation, Water Supply
Dam ownerBUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
Normal storage167,070 acre-feet
Impounded streamNorth Fork Ninnescah

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID KS00017). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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