Marion Reservoir
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Marion Reservoir is a body of water on the Cottonwood River, 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Marion on the western edge of the Flint Hills region of Kansas in the United States.[3] The reservoir was completed in 1968 for flood control and is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Marion Reservoir | |
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Location | Marion County, Kansas |
Coordinates | 38°22′08″N 97°05′06″W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | North Cottonwood River, French Creek |
Primary outflows | North Cottonwood River to Cottonwood River |
Catchment area | 200 square miles (520 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Built | February 1968 (1968-02) |
Surface area | 6,160 acres (24.9 km2) |
Water volume | 67,734 acre⋅ft (83,549,000 m3) |
Shore length1 | 60 miles (97 km) |
Surface elevation | 1,348.79 feet (411.11 m) |
Settlements | Eastshore, Canada, Marion, Hillsboro, Durham |
References | [1][2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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It is also known by its older obsolete name Marion Lake and is not to be confused with the smaller Marion County Lake south-east of Marion. Most locals refer to the larger body of water using the term 'Reservoir', and the smaller body of water using the term 'Lake'.