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El Dorado Lake, KS

Reservoir in Butler County, Kansas. An 8,000-acre reservoir on the Walnut River in the Flint Hills northeast of El Dorado, surrounded by El Dorado State Park, the largest state park in Kansas. A well-rounded fishery with strong walleye, white bass, wiper, crappie and channel catfish, plus largemouth bass and winter-stocked rainbow trout near the dam.

43

Overall bite score

Scored 17 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled23
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 53% lit42
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA10
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

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 El Dorado Lake, with the months each fishes best.

Channel Catfishabundant
Walleyeabundant
White Bassabundant
Bluegillcommon
Hybrid Striped Basscommon
Largemouth Basscommon
White Crappiecommon
Rainbow Troutseasonal

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyButler
StateKansas
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge07146800

Live USGS gauge 07146800 (WB Walnut R near El Dorado) provides discharge; water temp falls back to the seasonal baseline. Six boat ramps across El Dorado State Park (Bluestem Point, Shady Creek, Boulder Bluff, Walnut River) plus Shady Creek Marina. Winter rainbow trout are stocked near the dam.

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