Council Grove City Lake
Morris County, Kansas387 acresView mapDirections
KDHE publishes the water-quality measurements for Council Grove City Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 64 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Council Grove City Lake in Morris County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.7 µg/L. Surface area: 387 acres.
Council Grove City Lake is a 387-acre lake in Morris County, Kansas with an estimated average depth of about 64 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2017-08-01. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Council Grove City Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Council Grove City Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Council Grove City Lake
These are the measurements KDHE publishes for Council Grove City Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 6.2 ft. Phosphorus 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 7.7 µg/L. TSI 50.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 6.2ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 20µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 7.7µg/L | Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 50 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~64 ft est.
Surface area
387 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by KDHE
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Kansas has not published bathymetry for Council Grove City Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
8 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
6.1 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,352 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Council Grove City Lake
- Canning Creek2.3 kmReserve
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Council Grove City Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Council Grove City Lake Dam (completed 1942), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Canning Creek; earth-type dam, 75 ft tall and 2,700 ft long.
- Surface area
- 387 ac
- Normal storage
- 9,985 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 14,613 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 7.97 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- COUNCIL GROVE, CITY OF
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Recreation;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KS02512 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Council Grove City Lake
Where is Council Grove City Lake?
- Council Grove City Lake is a lake in Morris County, Kansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by KDHE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Council Grove City Lake?
- Council Grove City Lake in Morris County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.7 µg/L. Surface area: 387 acres.
Is Council Grove City Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Council Grove City Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Council Grove City Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 64 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 387 acres.
Can I fish at Council Grove City Lake?
- Public access to Council Grove City Lake is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Kansas's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
Are there campgrounds on Council Grove City Lake?
- Council Grove City Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Canning Creek. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kansas Department Of Health And Environment
21KAN001_WQX5 samples · 2017
Analytical methods
- Depth, Secchi disk depth
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles