El Dorado Lake
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El Dorado Lake is a reservoir
in Butler County
, Kansas
, northeast of El Dorado
.
El Dorado Reservoir was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was completed in June 1981. The lake consists of approximately 8000 acres (32.4 km²) of water, 4500 acres (18.2 km²) of park lands and 3500 acres (14.2 km²) of wildlife area. Management of the reservoir resources has been granted to the Ks. Dept. of Wildlife and Parks.
The park consists of four primary campgrounds which include the following amenities: a full service marina; a sailing club; approximately 1000 campsites, some with utilities some without; picnic shelters; rental cabins; trails for horses, hiking and bicycles; swim beaches; shower houses and restrooms; ADA playgrounds; boat ramps and a laundry facility.
Accurate as of August 2010:
Creel Limit Min Length Limit
Blue Catfish- creel limit: 5 minimum length: 35"
Channel Catfish- creel limit: 10
Crappie- creel limit: 50
Flathead Catfish- creel limit: 5
Largemouth Bass- creel limit: 5 minimum length: 18"
Smallmouth Bass- creel limit: 5 minimum length: 18"
Spotted Bass- creel limit: 5 minimum length: 18"
Walleye- creel limit: 2 minimum length: 21"
Wiper- creel limit: 2 minimum length: 21"
Trout- creel limit: 5
Bluegill- no creel limit
Green Sunfish- no creel limit
veligers (larval
zebra mussels) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye and they can be found in boat livewells, minnow buckets, boat bilges, water toys and anything else that is capable of holding even a small amount of water.
Be sure to drain all equipment before leaving the lake to avoid moving veligers to other waters. THIS INCLUDES MINNOW BUCKETS AND BOAT LIVEWELLS AND BILGES!
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
in Butler County
Butler County, Kansas
Butler County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 65,880. Its county seat and most populous city is El Dorado. The county is a part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area.-19th century:It was named in...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, northeast of El Dorado
El Dorado, Kansas
El Dorado is a city situated along the Walnut River in the central part of Butler County, located in south-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Butler County...
.
El Dorado Reservoir was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was completed in June 1981. The lake consists of approximately 8000 acres (32.4 km²) of water, 4500 acres (18.2 km²) of park lands and 3500 acres (14.2 km²) of wildlife area. Management of the reservoir resources has been granted to the Ks. Dept. of Wildlife and Parks.
The park consists of four primary campgrounds which include the following amenities: a full service marina; a sailing club; approximately 1000 campsites, some with utilities some without; picnic shelters; rental cabins; trails for horses, hiking and bicycles; swim beaches; shower houses and restrooms; ADA playgrounds; boat ramps and a laundry facility.
Accurate as of August 2010:
Creel Limit Min Length Limit
Blue Catfish- creel limit: 5 minimum length: 35"
Channel Catfish- creel limit: 10
Crappie- creel limit: 50
Flathead Catfish- creel limit: 5
Largemouth Bass- creel limit: 5 minimum length: 18"
Smallmouth Bass- creel limit: 5 minimum length: 18"
Spotted Bass- creel limit: 5 minimum length: 18"
Walleye- creel limit: 2 minimum length: 21"
Wiper- creel limit: 2 minimum length: 21"
Trout- creel limit: 5
Bluegill- no creel limit
Green Sunfish- no creel limit
Zebra Mussels in El Dorado Lake
Zebra musselZebra mussel
The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, is a small freshwater mussel. This species was originally native to the lakes of southeast Russia being first described in 1769 by a German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in the Ural, Volga and Dnieper rivers. They are still found nearby, as Pontic and Caspian...
veligers (larval
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
zebra mussels) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye and they can be found in boat livewells, minnow buckets, boat bilges, water toys and anything else that is capable of holding even a small amount of water.
Be sure to drain all equipment before leaving the lake to avoid moving veligers to other waters. THIS INCLUDES MINNOW BUCKETS AND BOAT LIVEWELLS AND BILGES!
External links
- El Dorado Lake - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- General description