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The lake covers 3,750 acres (1,520 ha), containing about 25 billion US gallons (95,000,000 m 3) of water, with 120 miles (190 km) of shoreline. Hurricane Hilda elevated Hyco Lake's water level. The name Hyco is derived from "Hicotaminy" which is what the native Indians called the area due to the number of turkey buzzards which were and still ...
There are at least 20 named lakes and reservoirs in Benton County, Arkansas. Lakes ... Lake Ann , el. 1,053 feet (321 m) [8] Lake ...
A lake is a terrain feature (or physical feature), a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin (another type of landform or terrain feature; that is not global). Another definition is a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land.
The following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Arkansas. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
Water in Arkansas is an important issue encompassing the conservation, protection, management, distribution and use of the water resource in the state. Arkansas contains a mixture of groundwater and surface water, with a variety of state and federal agencies responsible for the regulation of the water resource.
In 1996, a report demonstrated that nutrient-fed algae was endangering Lake Tenkiller, which is located on the lower Illinois. The report stated that phosphorus content in the river should be reduced by 40 percent to prevent lake water quality from declining further and by 80 percent to return the quality to its original condition. [10]
Lake has been on the state’s list of polluted water bodies for more than two decades, and that might be changing. WWU monitors say Lake Whatcom water quality showing signs of improvement Skip to ...
Arsenal Lake, el. 223 feet (68; Clean Water Holding Pond, el. 249 feet (76; Clear Water Holding Pond, el. 262 feet (80; Hardin Lake, el. 220 feet (67; Hardin Lake Number Two, el. 226 feet (69