El Dorado Lake
Reservoir in Butler County, Kansas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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El Dorado Lake is a reservoir on the Walnut River 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northeast of El Dorado in the Flint Hills region of Kansas.[5][6] Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, recreation, and water supply. El Dorado State Park is located on its shore.[1]
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El Dorado Lake | |
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Location | Butler County, Kansas |
Coordinates | 37°50′50″N 96°49′23″W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Walnut River |
Primary outflows | Walnut River |
Catchment area | 247 sq mi (640 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Built | October 1973 (1973-10) |
First flooded | June 1981 (1981-06) |
Surface area | 8,000 acres (32 km2) |
Average depth | 19 ft (5.8 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 60 ft (18 m)[2] |
Water volume | Full: 158,189 acre⋅ft (195,123,000 m3) Current (Nov. 2015): 150,702 acre⋅ft (185,888,000 m3)[3] |
Shore length1 | 98 miles (158 km) |
Surface elevation | Full: 1,339 ft (408 m) Current (Nov. 2015): 1,338 ft (408 m)[3] |
Settlements | El Dorado |
References | [4] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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