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Tuttle Creek Dam and Lake Wilson Dam and Lake Birds on one of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge's salt marshes. Lake Inman is the largest natural lake in Kansas. The shorelines of Kansas Lakes are mostly in government ownership and open to the public for hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking. Large areas of public land surround most of the lakes.
Kirwin Irrigation District No. 1 organized in 1950. A massive flood of the entire Kansas River basin stoked public demand for flood control infrastructure. In response, the U.S. Congress passed an appropriation act directing the immediate construction of Kirwin Dam and Reservoir for flood control, but allowing for further study before starting ...
Webster Reservoir is located in northwestern Kansas on the western edge of the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.It is located entirely within Rooks County. [8]The reservoir is impounded at its eastern end by Webster Dam located at (39.4083423, -99.4245476) at an elevation of 1,893 feet (577
The Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages Wilson Dam, Wilson Lake, and 13,000 acres (53 km 2) of land surrounding the reservoir for the purposes of flood control, recreation, fish and wildlife management, and downstream water quality improvement. Corps staff maintain the dam and outlet works, conduct dam safety ...
1915 Railroad Map of Marion County (about 50 years before the Marion Reservoir was built) Marion Reservoir is a body of water on the Cottonwood River , 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Marion on the western edge of the Flint Hills region of Kansas in the United States. [ 3 ]
Big Hill Lake is a body of water in Labette County, Kansas, United States. It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Cherryvale and 9.5 miles (15.3 km) southwest of Parsons. The reservoir holds 1,240 acres (5.0 km 2) of water, with 367 acres (1.49 km 2) available for public use. Fishing, picnicking, boating, and a sandy beach swimming area are ...
John Redmond Reservoir is a reservoir on the Neosho River in eastern Kansas. [1] Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, recreation, water supply, and wildlife management. [5] It borders the Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge to the northwest. [6] KDOT map of Coffey County
The Flood Control Act of 1950 authorized the building of Council Grove Dam and Lake, named after the nearby community of Council Grove, Kansas. [5] The effects of the Great Flood of 1951 further demonstrated the need for the project, and the Tulsa District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction in June 1960. The reservoir was ...