Table 17. Large impundments within the Marais des Cygnes watershed in Kansas (U.S. Army C.O.E., Kansas City, KS, 1983).
| LAKE |
LOCATION |
YEAR COMPLETED |
DRAINAGE AREA (SQ. MI.) |
| HILLSDALE |
Big Bull Creek near Hillsdale, KS |
1982 |
144 4.5% controlled* |
| POMONA |
110-Mile Creek near Vassar, KS |
1963 |
322 10% controlled* |
| MELVERN |
Marais des Cygnes R near Melvern, KS |
1972 |
349 10.8% controlled* |
| TOTALS |
815 25.2% controlled* |
* Percentage of the Marais des Cygnes basin in Kansas (3,230 sq.mi.) that is controlled.
SURFACE AREA (ACRES)
|
MULTIPURPOSE POOL |
FLOOD CONTROL POOL |
| HILLSDALE |
4,580 |
7,410 |
| POMONA |
3,865 |
8,547 |
| MELVERN |
6,930 |
13,950 |
| TOTALS |
15,375 |
29,907 |
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