Tuttle Creek Lake
Kansas reservoir on the Big Blue River / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tuttle Creek Lake is a reservoir on the Big Blue River 5 miles (8 km) north of Manhattan, in the Flint Hills region of northeast Kansas. It was built and is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers for the primary purpose of flood control. Secondary functions of the project include release of water stores to maintain barge traffic on the Mississippi River during seasons of drought, maintenance of a multi-use conservation pool for fish and wildlife enhancement and recreation (fishing, hunting, and boating), and release of sufficient water in droughts to maintain water quality for downstream communities.[4]
Tuttle Creek Lake | |
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Location | Pottawatomie / Riley / Marshall counties in Kansas |
Coordinates | 39°15′25″N 96°35′32″W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Big Blue River |
Primary outflows | Big Blue River to Kansas River |
Catchment area | 25,000 km2 (9,600 mi2)[1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 25 km (16 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 2 km (1.3 mi) |
Surface area | 50 km2 (19 mi2)[1] |
Max. depth | 15 m (50 ft)[2] |
Water volume | 0.41 km3 (0.098 cu mi) (normal level)[1] |
Shore length1 | 160 km (100 mi)[1] |
Surface elevation | 328 m (1075 ft)[1] |
Settlements | Manhattan |
References | [3][1][2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
The base of the dam is bordered by Tuttle Creek State Park, which features 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) of recreational areas, including nature trails, camping sites, and an artificial beach.[5] The state park also hosted the Country Stampede Music Festival every summer from 1996 to 2018.