Hillsdale Lake is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
located in the northwestern part of
Miami County, in northeast
Kansas
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and the
central
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; it is approximately from
Kansas City
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. The
surface area
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of the lake is approximately , and the lake has a maximum depth of approximately .
Hillsdale Dam, impounding the Big Bull Creek to create the V-shaped reservoir, was completed in 1982 as a flood control project of the
. Fix link* The reservoir has a normal storage capacity of 76,000
acre-feet
The acre-foot is a non- SI unit of volume equal to about commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, sewer flow capacity, irrigation water, and river flows.
An acre-f ...
. No hydroelectric power is generated by the earthen dam. Recreational facilities include
Hillsdale State Park
Hillsdale State Park is a state park in Paola, Kansas, United States.
This park located in eastern Kansas was built on the shore of Hillsdale Lake which was completed in 1982. The park itself was established and opened in 1994. The state park ...
, opened in 1994.
See also
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List of Kansas state parks
List of state parks in the U.S. state of Kansas operated by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks:
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* List of U.S. national parks
*Big Basin Prairie Preserve
The Big Basin Prairie Preserve is a nature preserve owned and mana ...
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List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas
This is a listing of lakes, reservoirs, and dams located in the State of Kansas.
Lakes and reservoirs by size
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List of rivers of Kansas
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By drainage basin
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Mississippi River Basin
Arkansas River Basin
*Arkansas River
* ...
References
External links
Hillsdale Lake official website
Reservoirs in Kansas
Protected areas of Miami County, Kansas
Dams in Kansas
United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
Dams completed in 1982
Bodies of water of Miami County, Kansas
1982 establishments in Kansas
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