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Cheney Reservoir, KS
Reservoir in Reno County, Kansas. A 9,500-acre USACE reservoir on the North Fork Ninnescah River west of Wichita, the primary water supply for the city and a top south-central Kansas fishery. Cheney is best known for wiper (hybrid striped bass), walleye and white bass, with strong white crappie, channel and blue catfish, and white perch populations.
Overall bite score
Scored 27 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
8 tracked species in Cheney Reservoir, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Live USGS gauge 07144780 (NF Ninnescah R above Cheney Reservoir) provides both water temperature and discharge. Ramps at Cheney State Park East and West Shore areas (6 ramps, 22 lanes). Verify wiper and walleye rules on the KDWP regulations page.
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