Cedar Bluff Reservoir
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| Location | Trego County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38°47′30″N 99°52′41″W / 38.79167°N 99.87806°WCoordinates: 38°47′30″N 99°52′41″W / 38.79167°N 99.87806°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Smoky Hill River |
| Primary outflows | Smoky Hill River |
| Catchment area | 5,365 sq mi (13,900 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Built | April 1, 1949 |
| First flooded | September 29, 1951 |
| Max. length | 9 miles (14 km) |
| Surface area | 6,869 acres (27.80 km2) |
| Max. depth | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Water volume |
Full: 172,452 acre·ft (212,716,000 m3) Current (Nov. 2015): 55,329 acre·ft (68,247,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Surface elevation |
Full: 2,144 ft (653 m) Current (Nov. 2015): 2,119 ft (646 m) |
| Settlements | Brownell, Ogallah |
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| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir is a reservoir in Trego County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for irrigation and area water supply, it is also used for flood control and recreation. Cedar Bluff State Park is located on its shore.
The severe drought in western Kansas during the 1930s created demand for irrigation projects and new sources for municipal water supplies. In response, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation began investigating the Smoky Hill River basin in 1941 to determine what would be feasible, but the outbreak of World War II halted the effort. The Flood Control Act of 1944 authorized the creation of Cedar Bluff Reservoir as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and investigations resumed in 1945. Construction of the reservoir and Cedar Bluff Dam began April 1, 1949 and took over two years to complete, finishing September 29, 1951. Difficulties in organizing an irrigation district delayed construction of a water distribution system for several years. Finally, in 1958, the Cedar Bluff Irrigation District was organized. Construction of the 18-mile (29 km) Cedar Bluff Canal commenced in February 1961 and finished in July 1963. In April 1963, the city of Russell, Kansas signed a contract with the Bureau of Reclamation to use a portion of Cedar Bluff Reservoir as a municipal and industrial water supply.
In 1959, the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife established the Cedar Bluff National Fish Hatchery immediately east of the dam. Receiving its water from the reservoir, the hatchery raised fish stocks to supply waters in western Kansas, eastern Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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