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Water-Year Summary for Site 06914995

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Available Parameters
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
06914995 HILLSDALE LAKE NEAR HILLSDALE, KS
LOCATION - Lat 38°39'33", long 94°53'54" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.17, T.16 S., R.23 E., Miami County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10290102, in control tower at dam on Big Bull Creek, 2.5 mi west of Hillsdale, and at mile 18.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 144 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1982 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark).
REMARKS - Reservoir is formed by compacted earthfill dam. Storage began Sept. 19, 1981. Conservation pool elevation was first reached on Feb. 23, 1985. Total capacity, 315,600 acre-ft, consisting of the following: Conservation pool, 76,270 acre-ft between elevations 860.0 ft and 917.0 ft; flood-control pool, 83,570 acre-ft between elevations 917.0 ft and 931.0 ft; and surcharge pool, 155,800 acre-ft between elevations 931.0 ft and 948.0 ft. Reservoir is used for flood control, water supply, water-quality control, fish and wildlife, and recreation. Figures given herein represent total contents. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 928.49 ft, Oct. 20, 1986, contents, 141,900 acre-ft; minimum elevation since conservation pool first filled, 904.91 ft, Dec. 14, 1987, contents, 33,740 acre-ft.