By MATT PIKE
The Missouri Department of Conservation will be lowering Kendzora Lake on the Kendzora Conservation Area in Platte and Buchanan counties north of Kansas City for replacement of water-control equipment.
The 35-acre lake will be lowered by a few feet to provide access to the existing water-control structure for removal and replacement. The project is scheduled to begin in late June with completion expected in spring of 2027. During the project, lake access from the north side will remain open to the public while access to the lake from the south side will not be permitted. Access to the wetland areas will be restricted to the south levee and north parking lot. The Department of Conservation asks visitors to be aware of and avoid the renovation construction areas.
The project will remove the existing water-control structure and replace it with a new spillway and overflow pipes that will run beneath Union Mill Road. It will also replace the water-control structures serving the two wetlands east of the lake.
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