Outdoors

Lake Levels

LakeNormalCurrentRel

Arbuckle872.0867.701

Big Hill858.0856.780

Cedar Bluff2144.02126.500

Cheney1421.61416.910

Clinton875.5873.197

Council Grove1274.01270.982

El Dorado1339.01335.285

Elk City796.0794.385

Fall River950.5946.664

Grand742.0742.155108

Hillsdale917.0915.053

Hulah733.0731.8016

John Redmond1039.01035.38156

Kanopolis1463.01462.1515

Kaw1009.851008.781601

Keystone723.0720.640

Kirwin1729.31729.220

Lovewell1582.61580.760

Marion1350.51347.352

Melvern1036.01033.7840

Milford1144.41144.69300

Norton2304.32298.100

Perry891.5893.96243

Pomona974.0972.5035

Skiatook714.0702.0342

Stockton867.0862.1540

Table Rock915.0915.555733

Tenkiller632.0630.05272

Texoma618.5610.4380

Toronto899.5900.106

Truman706.0704.730

Tuttle Creek1075.01080.841133

Waconda1455.61454.6875

Webster1892.51886.650

Wilson1516.01515.415

Waterfowl Report

Canada goose through Feb. 12. Ddaily bag limit 3, possession limit 6 (including Brant).

White-fronted Goose through Jan 1, Feb. 4-12. Daily bag limit 2, possession limit 4.

Light Goose through Feb. 12. Daily bag limit 20, no possession limit.

Sandhill Crane through Jan. 5. Daily bag limit 3, possession limit 6.

Low Plains Early Zone Duck Season through Dec. 4, Dec. 17-Jan. 1.

Cedar Bluff WA: Water level is 17.5 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 15,000 ducks observed with 1,000 geese and 4,000 sandhill cranes present. Hunting conditions fair, with no flooded shoreline vegetation. Success rated fair to good.

Cheyenne Bottoms WA: CAUTION: Whooping Cranes using the basin. Duck numbers range from 30,000-50,000, mostly shoveler and teal. Approximately 70,000-100,000 geese present, mostly white-fronted geese. Sandhill crane numbers vary daily. Pool 1A 14 inches; Pools 1B and 1C 17 inches; Pools 2, 3A and 4A are dry; Pool 3B 9 inches; Pool 4B 13 inchesand Pool 5 has very limited water. Hunting conditions are fair. Success rated good.

Jamestown WA: Water levels are fair, with all marshes 6-12 inches below pool. Approximately 2,000 ducks present, mostly gadwall, redheads and a few mallards. Hunting conditions are good, with little food and open water areas. Success rated good.

McPherson Valley Wetlands: Water levels poor throughout the wetlands. Very few ducks are using the public area. Hunting conditions are fair, good vegetation present but little water in most pools. Success expected to be poor. All of McPherson Valley Wetlands is in early zone.

Texas Lake: Approximately 500 ducks observed on the area. All pools are full. There are also small pools north and northwest of Pool 6. Good vegetation present in all pools, with numerous openings. Hunting success expected to be fair.

Low Plains Late Zone Duck Season through Jan. 1, Jan. 21-29.

Byron Walker: Approximately 400 ducks and 50 geese present. Hunting conditions poor, with little water in marshes and lake 32 inches low. Success expected to be fair.

Cheney: Lake is 4.7 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 100 ducks and 325 geese are present. Hunting conditions are poor. Hunting success expected to be poor.

Council Grove: Lake is 3.2 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 1,800 ducks are on the area. Hunting conditions rated difficult, with little vegetation along shoreline. Success rated fair.

Glen Elder: Water level is 1.1 feet below conservation pool. Estimating 15,000 ducks, along with 6,000 Canada, 4,000 white-fronted and 12,000 light geese present. Hunting conditions fair, with exposed mudflats around the lake. Success expected to be good.

Kanopolis: Water level is 0.9 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 200 ducks, 200 Canada geese and 80 sandhill cranes are present. Hunting conditions poor, with little flooded vegetation. Hunting success expected to be poor.

Lovewell: Water level 2.0 feet below conservation level. Approximately 8,000-10,000 ducks present, along with 1,500 snow geese. Hunting conditions are fair, mudflats have little vegetation available. Success expected to be good.

Marion: Water is 3.3 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 1,300 ducks, mostly divers, are present, along with 200 geese. Hunting conditions are poor. Hunting success expected to be poor.

Melvern: Water is 2.3 feet below conservation pool. Very few ducks present. All marshes have some water in them, with plenty of vegetation. Hunting success expected to be fair to good.

Milford: Water is 0.2 feet above conservation pool. Approximately 350 ducks, mostly teal, were observed. Conditions are poor; after summer floods, habitat and food is scarce in wetlands. Success expected to be variable at best.

Quivira: Water conditions poor. Approximately 10,000 ducks and 75,000 geese are on the area. Hunting conditions are poor to fair. Hunting success expected to be poor. Check Quivira website www.fws.gov/quivira/Whooping Cranes.htm for Whooping Crane presence.

Tuttle Creek: Water is 5.3 feet above conservation pool. Olsburg marsh is full. Approximately 600 ducks are present. Hunting conditions rated poor to fair, with little shoreline vegetation around the lake or in the marshes. Hunting success considered to be fair.

Webster: Water is 6.0 feet below conservation level. Approximately 6,000 ducks, 1,000 Canada and a few white-fronted geese are present. Hunting conditions fair, with some flooded timber and vegetation along south shoreline. Expected hunting success is fair.

Wilson: Water is 0.7 feet below conservation pool. 1,200-1,500 ducks and 100 sandhill cranes are on the area. Hunting conditions are good, with flooded vegetation around the lake. Hunting success is expected to be fair.

Low Plains Southeast Zone Duck Season through Jan. 8, Jan. 21-29.

El Dorado: Water is 3.8 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 350 ducks observed, with 300 Canada geese present. Hunting conditions rated poor. Success expected to be poor.

Elk City: Water level is 3.9 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 1,250 ducks observed. Most marshes are full, reservoir has mud flats. Hunting conditions are good. Hunting success expected to be fair.

Fall River: Water level is 4.0 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 5,000-7,500 ducks observed on the area. Hunting conditions are good. Expected hunting success is good.

John Redmond: Water level is 3.5 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 2,200 ducks present, mostly teal. Hunting conditions poor. Expected hunting success is poor.

Marais des Cygnes: Units A-East, A-North, F-East, F-North, F-South and G have good water, Unit C South has fair water, Unit E has poor water and Units AGT, D and H are dry. Approximately 5,000 ducks present on the area. Hunting conditions rated good in units with water, success expected to be fair.

Neosho: Approximately 6,000 ducks are on the area. Refuge pool is 3.5 feet low, with some water in Pools 1, 2, 3 and 4. Habitat is fair, pumping to fill most pools. Hunting conditions are good. Hunting success expected to be good.

Toronto: Water level is 0.3 feet above conservation pool. Several thousand ducks, mostly ringnecks and gadwall, were observed on the area. Hunting conditions rated good. Expected hunting success is good.

High Plains Duck Season through Jan. 2, Jan. 21-29.

Norton: Water level is 6.2 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 4,000 ducks present with 400 Canada geese. Hunting conditions good, with some flooded vegetation. Hunting success expected to be fair to good.