| Cheney Reservoir | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Aerial view of Cheney Reservoir (looking southward) (2010) | |
  Cheney Reservoir | |
| Location | Sedgwick / Kingman / Reno counties in Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37°45′35″N 97°50′06″W / 37.75972°N 97.83500°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | North Fork Ninnescah River |
| Primary outflows | North Fork Ninnescah River |
| Catchment area | 1,036 sq mi (2,680 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Built | 1962 |
| First flooded | November 1964 |
| Surface area | 9,550 acres (38.6 km2) |
| Max. depth | 42 feet (13 m)[1] |
| Water volume | Full: 167,074 acre⋅ft (206,083,000 m3)[2] Current (Nov. 2015): 156,432 acre⋅ft (192,956,000 m3)[3] |
| Shore length1 | 67 miles (108 km) |
| Surface elevation | Full: 1,422 ft (433 m)[2] Current (Nov. 2015): 1,421 ft (433 m)[3] |
| Settlements | Mount Vernon, St. Joe, Cheney, Pretty Prairie |
| References | [4] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Cheney Reservoir is a reservoir on the North Fork Ninnescah River in Reno, Kingman, and Sedgwick counties of Kansas in the United States.[5] Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for local water supply, it is also used for flood control and recreation. Cheney State Park is located on its shore.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ a b "Current Reservoir Data for Cheney Dam, KS". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ "Cheney Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
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