Severy City Lake Fishing Information

Counties:

Greenwood

GPS:

37.6197 -96.1731

Surface Acres:

10 acres

Maximum Depth:

N/A

Normal Lake Level:

1,029

Current Lake Level:

N/A

Severy, KS

2.5 miles E of Severy on Rd. 22

City of Severy 620-736-2323

Severy Lake east shelter & toilets

Severy City Lake is situated in the Fall River drainage basin just below Fall River Reservoir in southeast Kansas. The lake is located two and three quarters miles east of the city of Severy in Greenwood County. Construction of the lake began in 1935 and was completed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration. Their craftsmanship is still evident in the two native stone picnic shelters and walkways down to the lake. Other amenities at the lake include a paved boat ramp, four handicapped accessible toilets with solar powered lights, trash service, and four barbeque grills. A floating fishing dock was added in 2017 on the west shoreline along with a cedar tree fish habitat brush pile. The lake was constructed for the purposes of flood control, civic water supply, and recreation. The city of Severy still uses the lake as its sole water supply. Native tall grass prairie comprises most of the lake's drainage basin and contributes greatly to the water transparency. The 10 acre lake is surrounded by a 70 acre city owned and managed recreation area. Boats with electric motors are allowed on the lake.

Creel Length/Limits

Fishing Population	Creel Limit	Min Length Limit
Bluegill
Channel Catfish	5	15
Flathead Catfish	5
Largemouth Bass	5	13-18
Green Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
White Crappie	50

* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Forecast Information

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+Crappie Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
ROOKS STATE LAKE	59.50	2.50	0.00	29.67	Lake	Good
PLAINVILLE LAKE	55.50	0.50	0.50	34.17	Lake	Good
KDOT W. BORROW PIT (WICHITA)	50.33	10.33	0.67	50.33	Lake	Good
OLATHE - CEDAR LAKE	33.00	3.50	0.50	47.33	Lake	Good
Kingman State Fishing Lake	31.80	27.20	7.40	25.58	Lake	Good
PARSONS CITY LAKE	31.38	10.88	2.50	31.38	Lake	Good
DOUGLAS STATE FISHING LAKE	30.00	15.33	0.00	20.92	Lake	Good
Alma City Lake	29.75	15.75	0.50	19.88	Lake	Good
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE	29.25	14.88	2.25	32.96	Lake	Good
McPherson State Fishing Lake	28.83	19.33	2.33	27.56	Lake	Good
SHAWNEE STATE FISHING LAKE	25.00	3.75	0.75	11.42	Lake	Fair
Belleville - Rocky Pond	23.75	1.00	0.25	12.53	Lake	Fair
WELLINGTON CITY LAKE	23.00	8.75	2.50	13.40	Lake	Good
OTTAWA STATE FISHING LAKE	22.33	2.00	0.83	14.89	Lake	Good
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE	21.60	11.60	2.40	17.53	Lake	Good
SABETHA CITY LAKE	20.25	16.25	4.50	12.75	Lake	Good
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW	20.00	4.75	1.00	20.33	Lake	Good
SEDAN OLD CITY LAKE- NORTH	17.00	4.50	0.50	16.50	Lake	Fair
Anthony City Lake	16.60	9.40	0.40	12.60	Lake	Fair
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE	16.25	2.25	0.00	16.67	Lake	Fair
ELLIS CITY LAKE	15.67	4.67	2.33	7.67	Lake	Good
Jewell State Fishing Lake	15.60	2.40	0.00	19.28	Lake	Good
Neosho State Fishing Lake	14.75	1.75	0.50	13.36	Lake	Good
MARION COUNTY LAKE	14.67	7.00	0.67	9.21	Lake	Good
SEDGWICK COUNTY-LAKE AFTON	13.60	0.80	0.00	18.27	Lake	Fair
Pleasanton West Lake	13.50	8.50	0.00	13.50	Lake	Good
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE	13.00	2.75	0.50	29.50	Lake	Good
Olpe City Lake	12.50	2.25	1.00	9.92	Lake	Fair
EUREKA CITY LAKE	11.75	2.75	1.25	35.75	Lake	Good
BROWN STATE FISHING LAKE	11.75	1.25	0.25	9.42	Lake	Fair
MIAMI STATE FISHING LAKE	11.50	1.50	1.25	15.25	Lake	Fair
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE - NORTH	11.00	8.25	1.25	17.83	Lake	Good
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE	10.38	2.63	0.38	7.96	Lake	Good
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE - EAST	9.00	2.50	1.00	6.88	Lake	Fair
LYON STATE FISHING LAKE	8.75	6.75	3.75	6.83	Lake	Good
KDOT - E. BORROW PIT (WICHITA)	8.50	3.00	0.00	8.50	Lake	Poor
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH	8.00	3.00	0.50	6.50	Lake	Fair
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH	8.00	1.50	0.50	6.25	Lake	Fair
Scott State Fishing Lake	7.88	5.13	0.38	9.07	Lake	Fair
LEBO CITY LAKE	7.75	7.25	3.25	8.67	Lake	Good
OLATHE - LAKE OLATHE	7.75	3.75	1.00	13.25	Lake	Fair
WILSON STATE FISHING LAKE	7.75	3.00	2.00	3.75	Lake	Fair
LENORA CITY LAKE	7.50	0.00	0.00	7.50	Lake	Fair
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-MAKE UP LAKE	7.25	3.75	0.25	4.58	Lake	Fair
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE	7.00	5.00	0.25	19.14	Lake	Fair
Middle Creek State Fishing Lake	7.00	1.75	0.50	8.00	Lake	Fair
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2	7.00	2.50	0.25	4.00	Lake	Fair
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE	6.75	2.00	0.75	6.75	Lake	Poor
SHERIDAN STATE FISHING LAKE	6.38	2.00	1.00	3.17	Lake	Fair
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW	6.00	3.40	0.40	9.40	Lake	Fair
NEBO STATE FISHING LAKE	6.00	1.00	0.25	15.22	Lake	Fair
Atchison City Lake #23	5.50	2.50	0.00	5.50	Lake	Fair
JEFFREY ENG. CTR.-AUX. MAKEUP LAKE	5.29	4.57	0.71	5.05	Lake	Fair
HORTON-MISSION LAKE	5.00	1.00	0.25	9.50	Lake	Fair
Mound City Lake	5.00	0.75	0.50	5.00	Lake	Good
Paola City Lake - Lake Miola	4.75	2.75	0.50	6.25	Lake	Fair
WASHINGTON STATE FISHING LAKE	4.67	3.67	1.33	4.47	Lake	Fair
Madison City Lake	4.50	1.75	0.50	3.17	Lake	Fair
Atwood - Lake Atwood - Main	4.00	1.00	0.33	2.17	Lake	Fair
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE	4.00	2.25	0.50	4.44	Lake	Fair
STERLING CITY LAKE	4.00	0.33	0.00	3.00	Lake	Poor
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST	3.75	1.00	0.50	4.92	Lake	Poor
Atchison City Lake #7	3.50	1.00	0.50	3.50	Lake	Fair
GARDNER CITY LAKE	3.00	0.75	0.00	3.00	Lake	Fair
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE	3.00	3.00	1.00	3.00	Lake	Fair
BUTLER STATE FISHING LAKE	3.00	0.75	0.50	6.08	Lake	Fair
MONTGOMERY STATE FISHING LAKE	3.00	0.75	0.00	4.67	Lake	Fair
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE - SOUTH	2.75	1.50	0.75	6.58	Lake	Fair
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1	2.33	0.00	0.00	2.69	Lake	Fair
Bourbon State Fishing Lake	2.25	1.00	1.00	5.13	Lake	Good
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST	2.20	1.80	0.80	7.22	Lake	Fair
SEDAN NEW CITY LAKE- SOUTH	2.00	0.00	0.00	2.75	Lake	Fair
SEVERY CITY LAKE	2.00	1.00	0.00	2.00	Lake	Poor
Meade State Fishing Lake	2.00	0.25	0.25	2.05	Lake	Fair
Fort Scott City Lake	2.00	1.16	0.33	0.63	Lake	Fair
Bone Creek Lake	1.88	1.50	0.25	1.00	Lake	Fair
Pleasanton East Lake	1.75	1.75	1.00	1.70	Lake	Good
Barber State Fishing Lake - Lower	1.67	1.00	0.00	4.17	Lake	Fair
HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE	1.63	0.63	0.13	13.46	Lake	Fair
LOGAN CITY LAKE	1.50	1.50	0.50	1.25	Lake	Fair
CLARK STATE FISHING LAKE	1.44	1.00	0.44	1.72	Lake	Poor
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE	1.25	0.25	0.00	1.61	Lake	Fair
PRATT COUNTY LAKE	0.75	0.25	0.00	0.75	Lake	Poor
Cowley State Fishing Lake	0.75	0.25	0.00	1.56	Lake	Fair
Fort Scott City Lake	0.50	0.33	0.00	0.63	Lake	Fair
SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.58	Lake	Fair
WICHITA-SOUTH LAKE	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.25	Lake	Poor
FORD STATE FISHING LAKE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Lake	Poor
GEARY STATE FISHING LAKE	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	Lake	Poor
Kiowa State Fishing Lake	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	Lake	Fair
LEAVENWORTH STATE FISHING LAKE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	Lake	Fair
WOODSON STATE FISHING LAKE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Lake	Poor

+Black Bass Combined Forecast

Waterbody	Density	Preferred	Lunker	3 yr avg	Size	Rating
FORD STATE FISHING LAKE	260.00	42.86	0.00	115.22	Lake	Good
Cowley State Fishing Lake	189.41	56.47	1.18	180.78	Lake	Good
BUTLER STATE FISHING LAKE	172.63	106.32	8.42	184.01	Lake	Excellent
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH	151.61	70.97	1.61	165.18	Lake	Good
WILSON STATE FISHING LAKE	127.65	60.59	1.76	115.69	Lake	Good
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH	118.10	41.90	0.00	117.47	Lake	Good
LYON STATE FISHING LAKE	111.76	17.65	0.00	99.41	Lake	Good
MONTGOMERY STATE FISHING LAKE	104.71	22.35	2.94	54.35	Lake	Good
Jewell State Fishing Lake	102.94	74.71	1.76	86.72	Lake	Good
HOLYROOD CITY LAKE	101.92	19.23	0.00	68.17	Lake	Excellent
Meade State Fishing Lake	95.74	68.09	2.13	88.66	Lake	Good
SALINA-LAKEWOOD LAKE	95.24	57.14	0.00	101.75	Lake	Good
SABETHA - PONY CREEK LAKE	88.98	65.35	0.00	114.85	Lake	Good
McPherson State Fishing Lake	86.78	42.15	3.31	80.79	Lake	Good
LENEXA LAKE - LENEXA	84.62	14.42	0.96	102.24	Lake	Good
DOUGLAS STATE FISHING LAKE	83.65	7.69	0.00	75.60	Lake	Good
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE	78.87	5.63	0.00	62.09	Lake	Fair
STERLING CITY LAKE	78.85	26.92	0.00	79.22	Lake	Good
BROWN STATE FISHING LAKE	77.94	69.12	7.35	86.03	Lake	Good
LEAVENWORTH STATE FISHING LAKE	73.53	2.94	0.00	52.87	Lake	Good
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW	73.13	10.00	0.00	80.36	Lake	Good
GARDNER CITY LAKE	67.31	21.15	2.88	65.29	Lake	Good
Alma City Lake	66.98	17.92	0.00	117.52	Lake	Good
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE	66.67	24.39	0.00	112.67	Lake	Good
Jewell City Lake - Emerson Lake	58.82	32.35	0.00	87.11	Lake	Good
DOUGLAS COUNTY-LONESTAR LAKE	56.86	13.73	0.00	52.29	Lake	Good
SHAWNEE STATE FISHING LAKE	56.44	23.76	1.98	65.81	Lake	Good
SEVERY CITY LAKE	55.88	11.76	0.00	63.57	Lake	Good
Atchison State Fishing Lake	55.38	27.69	1.54	66.37	Lake	Good
ROOKS STATE LAKE	54.12	14.12	0.00	65.31	Lake	Good
SHAWNEE COUNTY-LAKE SHAWNEE	52.29	18.30	0.65	59.48	Lake	Good
(FISH) JEWELL CO - DAVID THRONSON	50.00	14.00	0.00	50.00	Lake	Fair
EDGERTON CITY LAKE	50.00	31.58	0.00	50.00	Lake	Good
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE - EAST	49.02	9.80	0.00	64.05	Lake	Good
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE	47.75	32.43	0.00	34.01	Lake	Good
HORTON-MISSION LAKE	46.08	29.41	7.84	49.43	Lake	Good
Scott State Fishing Lake	46.03	13.97	0.00	43.66	Lake	Good
OLATHE - CEDAR LAKE	45.10	24.51	1.96	43.90	Lake	Good
WASHINGTON STATE FISHING LAKE	44.09	31.18	0.00	50.40	Lake	Good
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2	43.37	8.43	0.00	65.72	Lake	Good
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE	42.31	7.69	1.92	42.26	Lake	Fair
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE	41.18	24.51	0.00	44.33	Lake	Good
WINFIELD CITY LAKE	40.44	19.85	0.74	32.93	Lake	Good
SHERIDAN STATE FISHING LAKE	40.15	0.76	0.76	27.50	Lake	Good
ELLIS CITY LAKE	37.40	19.08	0.76	25.95	Lake	Good
HOLTON - BANNER CREEK LAKE	37.27	20.50	1.24	38.10	Lake	Good
SEDAN NEW CITY LAKE- SOUTH	37.25	15.69	0.00	32.82	Lake	Good
OLATHE - LAKE OLATHE	34.29	18.10	1.90	44.45	Lake	Good
MIAMI STATE FISHING LAKE	34.29	26.67	1.90	34.84	Lake	Good
Paola City Lake - Lake Miola	33.65	18.27	0.00	29.37	Lake	Fair
Black Kettle State Fishing Lake	33.33	12.96	0.00	43.53	Lake	Fair
Bourbon State Fishing Lake	32.35	9.80	0.00	57.18	Lake	Good
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE	32.31	14.62	0.00	39.15	Lake	Fair
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE	31.25	12.50	0.00	45.69	Lake	Fair
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE - SOUTH	30.88	16.18	0.00	62.13	Lake	Good
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE	30.19	0.00	0.00	30.19	Lake	Fair
KDOT - E. BORROW PIT (WICHITA)	30.00	17.50	0.00	21.06	Lake	Fair
Anthony City Lake	29.41	15.88	0.59	20.10	Lake	Fair
OTTAWA STATE FISHING LAKE	27.45	10.29	0.00	31.12	Lake	Fair
Kingman State Fishing Lake	26.47	20.00	0.00	28.05	Lake	Fair
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1	26.42	5.66	0.00	70.10	Lake	Fair
Atwood - Lake Atwood - Main	25.74	9.56	0.00	31.13	Lake	Fair
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE	25.53	10.64	0.00	19.71	Lake	Fair
OSAGE STATE FISHING LAKE	24.51	5.88	0.00	26.47	Lake	Fair
Middle Creek State Fishing Lake	23.53	9.56	0.00	23.12	Lake	Fair
SEDAN OLD CITY LAKE- NORTH	23.53	7.35	0.00	36.60	Lake	Good
Madison City Lake	22.55	11.76	0.98	36.44	Lake	Good
KDOT W. BORROW PIT (WICHITA)	22.06	8.82	0.00	34.03	Lake	Fair
Belleville - Rocky Pond	20.55	15.07	0.00	19.46	Lake	Fair
NEBO STATE FISHING LAKE	17.65	11.76	0.00	49.91	Lake	Fair
MELVERN RIVER POND	17.65	13.73	0.00	19.19	Lake	Fair
LOGAN CITY LAKE	17.65	11.76	0.00	28.78	Lake	Fair
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST	16.47	8.24	2.35	20.59	Lake	Poor
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE	13.73	2.94	0.00	10.61	Lake	Fair
SEDGWICK COUNTY-LAKE AFTON	13.37	7.49	0.53	14.77	Lake	Fair
GEARY STATE FISHING LAKE	12.75	8.82	0.00	13.74	Lake	Fair
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE	11.86	6.78	3.39	11.49	Lake	Fair
JEFFREY ENG. CTR.-AUX. MAKEUP LAKE	11.00	7.00	1.00	13.41	Lake	Fair
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE	8.82	5.88	0.98	10.33	Lake	Poor
LEBO CITY LAKE	7.59	3.45	0.00	24.72	Lake	Poor
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST	5.29	2.94	0.00	14.14	Lake	Poor
WOODSON STATE FISHING LAKE	3.57	2.68	0.00	3.57	Lake	Poor
Agra City Lake	2.94	0.00	0.00	1.47	Lake	Fair
SABETHA CITY LAKE	2.13	2.13	0.00	2.13	Lake	Poor
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE - NORTH	1.96	1.96	0.00	6.87	Lake	Poor
Olpe City Lake	1.18	0.00	0.00	3.36	Lake	Poor

+Redear Sunfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>7”)	(>9”)	(>11”)	(LBS.)		(>7”)
	POND
SEVERY CITY LAKE	5.50	1.50	0.00	0.50	G	5.83

+Bluegill Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>6”)	(>8”)	(>10”)	(LBS.)		(>6”)
	POND
JEWELL CITY LAKE-EMERSON LAKE	41.00	4.00	0.00	0.49	G	15.78
STERLING CITY LAKE	30.67	0.00	0.00	0.23	G	15.67
SEVERY CITY LAKE	12.50	0.00	0.00	0.17	G	13.17
KDOT E BORROW PIT (WICHITA)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.19	F	2.00
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #7	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.06	P	0.00

+Channel Catfish Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>16”)	(>24”)	(>28”)	(LBS.)		(>16”)
	POND
JEWELL CITY LAKE-EMERSON LAKE	5.50	1.00	0.00	5.60	G	5.17
KDOT E BORROW PIT (WICHITA)	1.50	0.00	0.00	1.75	F	1.50
STERLING CITY LAKE	0.25	0.00	0.00	1.15	P	0.83
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #7	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.16	P	0.00
SEVERY CITY LAKE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.61	P	1.22

+Black Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
	POND
STERLING CITY LAKE	4.00	0.33	0.00	0.61	P	3.00
SEVERY CITY LAKE	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.28	P	1.50
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #7	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	P	0.00
KDOT-EAST BORROW PIT (WICHITA)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20	P	0.00

+White Crappie Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>8”)	(>10”)	(>12”)	(LBS.)		(>8”)
	POND
KDOT E BORROW PIT (WICHITA)	8.50	3.00	0.00	0.67	P	8.50
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND #2	5.50	0.50	0.00	0.51	F	5.50
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #7	3.50	1.00	0.50	1.82	P	3.50
SEVERY CITY LAKE	1.50	1.00	0.00	0.58	P	0.75

+Largemouth Bass Forecast

WATERBODY	Density	Preferred	Lunker	Big Fish	Rating	3 yr avg
	(>12”)	(>15”)	(>20”)	(LBS.)		(>12”)
	POND
OVERBROOK KIDS POND	144.44	0.00	0.00	1.43	G	76.07
EMPORIA-JONES PARK-WEST POND	114.29	7.14	0.00	1.56	G	119.05
HOLYROOD CITY LAKE	101.92	19.23	0.00	4.22	E	68.17
EMPORIA-JONES PARK-NORTH	100.00	23.08	0.00	2.57	G	68.53
SALINA LAKEWOOD LAKE	95.24	57.14	0.00	2.83	G	101.75
STERLING CITY LAKE	78.85	26.92	0.00	3.63	G	79.22
OLPE JONES PARK POND	72.73	18.18	0.00	2.64	G	47.16
JEWELL CITY LAKE-EMERSON LAKE	58.82	32.35	0.00	4.18	G	87.11
SEVERY CITY LAKE	55.88	11.76	0.00	2.87	G	63.57
EDGERTON CITY LAKE	50.00	31.58	0.00	4.90	G	50.00
EMPORIA-JONES PARK-EAST POND	40.00	10.00	0.00	2.20	G	42.50
BLACK KETTLE SFL	33.33	12.96	0.00	4.36	F	43.53
KDOT E. BORROW PIT (WICHITA)	30.00	17.50	0.00	4.29	F	21.06
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE	25.53	10.64	0.00	4.45	F	19.71
FALL RIVER SP-KIDS POND	10.00	10.00	0.00	1.64	F	10.00
EMPORIA-PETER PAN PARK	9.09	4.55	0.00	3.40	F	27.08

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