Wilson Dam -- Wilson Lake, KS
N 38° 57.922 W 098° 29.520
14S E 544010 N 4313056
The Wilson Dam forms Wilson Lake, known far and wide as the "Clearest Lake in Kansas"
Waymark Code: WMGY6A
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2013
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The waymark coordiantes are at the intake for the Wilson Dam. You can drive across this dam, because the road across the dam is KS state Highway 232.
The dam was built primarily for flood control. It is operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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"Wilson Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Kansas, on the border of Russell County and Lincoln County. It is formed by the 130 ft (40 m) high Wilson Dam on the Saline River. The dam was built in 1964 for flood control. The lake’s maximum capacity is 736,000 acre feet (908,000,000 m3)." [end]
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