Wilson Lake (Kansas)
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| Location | Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38°56′49″N 98°34′39″W / 38.94686°N 98.577576°WCoordinates: 38°56′49″N 98°34′39″W / 38.94686°N 98.577576°W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Saline River |
| Primary outflows | Saline River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Water volume | 908,000,000 m3 (0.218 cu mi) |
Wilson Lake or Wilson Reservoir is a lake in the U.S. state of Kansas, on the border of Russell County and Lincoln County. It is a reservoir formed by the 130 ft (40 m) high Wilson Dam on Saline River. The dam was built in 1964 for flood control. The lake’s maximum capacity is 736,000 acre-feet (908 million m³).
[edit] References
- "Wilson Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:472533. Retrieved on 2006-07-07.
- "AllRefer.com - Wilson Lake, Kansas (KS) (Russell County) - (reservoir) - Facts and Information". http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/W/W03540-wilson-lake.html. Retrieved on 2006-07-07.
