Wilson Dam -- Wilson Lake, KS - Water Dams on Waymarking.com

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.

From Wikipedia: (visit link)

"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]

For more specific information about the lake see here: (visit link)

and here: (visit link)

Waterway where the dam is located: Saline River Main use of the Water Dam: Flood Control Material used in the structure: embankment Height of Dam: 130 feet Date built: 01/01/1964 Fishing Allowed: yes Motor Sports Allowed: yes

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Photo of the Dam and a description of your visit.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   03/15/2013 Benchmark Blasterz visited it