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Hillsdale Lake

Coordinates: 38°39′24″N 94°54′34″W / 38.65667°N 94.90944°W / 38.65667; -94.90944
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Hillsdale Lake
Hillsdale Lake Marina
Location of Hillsdale Lake in Kansas, USA.
Location of Hillsdale Lake in Kansas, USA.
Hillsdale Lake
Location of Hillsdale Lake in Kansas, USA.
Location of Hillsdale Lake in Kansas, USA.
Hillsdale Lake
LocationMiami County, Kansas
Coordinates38°39′24″N 94°54′34″W / 38.65667°N 94.90944°W / 38.65667; -94.90944
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsBig Bull Creek
Primary outflowsBig Bull Creek → Marais des Cygnes RiverOsage River
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Surface area4,580 acres (1,850 ha)
Max. depth57 ft (17 m)
Surface elevation917 ft (280 m)
SettlementsHillsdale, Paola, Spring Hill, Edgerton
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Hillsdale Lake is a reservoir located in the northwestern part of Miami County, in northeast Kansas and the central United States; it is approximately 30 mi (48 km) from Kansas City. The surface area of the lake is approximately 4,580 acres (18.5 km2), and the lake has a maximum depth of approximately 57 ft (17 m).

Hillsdale Dam, impounding the Big Bull Creek to create the V-shaped reservoir, was completed in 1982 as a flood control project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.[2] Fix link* The reservoir has a normal storage capacity of 76,000 acre-feet.[3] No hydroelectric power is generated by the earthen dam. Recreational facilities include Hillsdale State Park, opened in 1994.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Hillsdale Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Project Goals". Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  3. ^ "Hillsdale Lake". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  4. ^ "Hillsdale".
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