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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.
Overall bite score
Scored 17 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
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What swims here
8 tracked species in El Dorado Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
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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