Hillsdale Lake

Reservoir in Miami County, Kansas

38°39′24″N 94°54′34″W / 38.65667°N 94.90944°W / 38.65667; -94.90944TypeReservoirPrimary inflowsBig Bull CreekPrimary outflowsBig Bull Creek → Marais des Cygnes River → Osage RiverBasin countriesUnited StatesManaging agencyU.S. Army Corps of EngineersSurface area4,580 acres (1,850 ha)Max. depth57 ft (17 m)Surface elevation917 ft (280 m)SettlementsHillsdale, Paola, Spring Hill, EdgertonReferences^[1]

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]

References

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