Pomona Lake Boat Ramps

9 boat launches are mapped on Pomona Lake in Osage County, Kansas.

Pomona Lake facts

Surface area3,781 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 19 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 25.8 miles
Surface elevation971 ft above sea level
DamPomona Dam, completed 1963
Dam size111 ft high, 7,750 ft long, rockfill dam
Dam purposesFlood Risk Reduction, Other, Fish and Wildlife Pond, Recreation
Dam ownerUSACE - Kansas City District (Federal)
Normal storage70,600 acre-feet
Impounded streamHundred Ten Mile Creek

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 KS00010). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Pomona Lake water level & temperature

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Wildlife you might see at Pomona Lake

Most-observed birds: Bald Eagle (3), Orchard Oriole (3), Turkey Vulture (2), American Avocet (2), Great Blue Heron (2), Harris's Sparrow (2), Summer Tanager (2), American Robin (2), Eastern Bluebird (2), Eastern Kingbird (2).

Other wildlife: Eastern Copperhead (9), Ornate Box Turtle (5), White-tailed Deer (4), Speckled Kingsnake (3), DeKay's Brownsnake (2), Prairie Kingsnake (2).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (65 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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