Council Grove Lake
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| Location | Morris County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38°41′59″N 96°31′10″W / 38.69972°N 96.51944°WCoordinates: 38°41′59″N 96°31′10″W / 38.69972°N 96.51944°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Munkers Creek, Neosho River |
| Primary outflows | Neosho River |
| Catchment area | 245 sq mi (630 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Built | June 1960 |
| First flooded | October 9, 1964 |
| Surface area | 3,235 acres (13.09 km2) |
| Max. depth | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Water volume |
Full: 43,984 acre·ft (54,253,000 m3) Current (Jan. 2016): 44,443 acre·ft (54,820,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 40 mi (64 km) |
| Surface elevation |
Full: 1,274 ft (388 m) Current (Jan. 2016): 1,274 ft (388 m) |
| Settlements | Council Grove |
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| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Council Grove Lake is a reservoir on the Neosho River in east-central Kansas. Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, recreation, and water supply.
The Flood Control Act of 1950 authorized the building of Council Grove Dam and Lake, named after the nearby community of Council Grove, Kansas. 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 completed at a total cost of $11.5 million and became operational for flood control on October 9, 1964.
Council Grove Lake is located at 38°41′59″N 96°31′10″W / 38.69972°N 96.51944°W (38.6997978, -96.5195795) at an elevation of 1,274 feet (388 m). It lies in the Flint Hills in east-central Kansas. The entirety of the reservoir lies within Morris County.
The reservoir is impounded at its southeastern end by Council Grove Dam. The dam is located at 38°40′50″N 96°30′16″W / 38.68056°N 96.50444°W (38.6805627, -96.5044475) at an elevation of 1,276 feet (389 m). The reservoir consists of two arms: a western arm whose primary inflow is the Neosho River from the northwest and an eastern arm whose primary inflow is Munkers Creek from the northeast. The Neosho River is the reservoir's outflow to the southeast. Smaller tributaries of the western arm are Slough Creek from the north and Canning Creek from the southwest; other tributaries of the eastern arm include Short Creek from the north and Richey Creek from the east.
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