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00054 Reservoir storage(Mean)  
62614 Elevation, lake/res, NGVD29(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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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).
REMARKS - Reservoir is formed by compacted earthfill dam. Some temporary storage occurred in Feb. 1969; dam was closed Mar. 21, 1969. Conservation pool elevation was first reached on June 3, 1970. Total capacity, 778,700 acre-ft, consisting of the following: Conservation pool, 225,000 acre-ft below elevation 891.5 ft; flood-control pool, 517,500 acre-ft between elevations 891.5 ft and 920.6 ft; and uncontrolled storage, 36,160 acre-ft between elevations 920.6 ft and 922.0 ft. Reservoir is used to store water for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. Figures given herein represent total contents. Satellite telemeter at station.
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.