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Clinton Lake (Kansas)
large artificial lake located in Douglas County Kansas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clinton Lake is a reservoir on the southwestern part of Lawrence, Kansas. The lake was created by Clinton Dam being built. The 35 square miles (91 km²) of land and water is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Location | Douglas County, Kansas |
Coordinates | 38°55′15″N 95°19′47″W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Wakarusa River, Rock Creek, Deer Creek |
Primary outflows | Wakarusa River |
Catchment area | 367 sq mi (950 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Built | 1975 |
Max. length | 9,550 ft (2,910 m) |
Max. width | 940 ft (290 m) |
Surface area | 7,000 acres (28 km2) |
Average depth | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Max. depth | 55 ft (17 m) |
Water volume | 110,400 acre⋅ft (0.1362 km3) |
Shore length1 | 85 miles (137 km) |
Surface elevation | 875.5 ft (266.9 m) |
Settlements | Lawrence, Kansas |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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