USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06890898 PERRY LAKE NEAR PERRY, KS
LOCATION - Lat 39°06'51", long 95°25'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.09, T.11 S., R.18 E., Jefferson County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10270103, in control tower near center of dam on Delaware River, 4.5 mi northwest of Perry, and at mile 5.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,117 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1969 to current year. Prior to October 1971, published as "Perry Reservoir."
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 920.94 ft, July 26, 1993, contents, 734,000 acre-ft; minimum elevation since conservation pool was first reached, 884.90 ft, Apr. 14, 2003, contents, 143,600 acre-ft.