Webster Reservoir | |
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Location | Rooks County, Kansas |
Coordinates | 39°24′30″N 99°25′28″W / 39.40833°N 99.42444°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | South Fork Solomon River |
Primary outflows | South Fork Solomon River |
Catchment area | 1,150 sq mi (3,000 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
Built | March 1953 |
First flooded | May 3, 1956 |
Max. length | 7 miles (11 km) |
Surface area | 3,767 acres (15.24 km2) |
Max. depth | 42 feet (13 m)[1] |
Water volume | Full: 76,157 acre⋅ft (93,938,000 m3)[2] Current (Nov. 2015): 17,091 acre⋅ft (21,081,000 m3)[3] |
Shore length1 | 27 miles (43 km) |
Surface elevation | Full: 1,893 ft (577 m)[2] Current (Nov. 2015): 1,870 ft (570 m)[3] |
Settlements | Stockton, Damar, Webster |
References | [4] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Webster Reservoir is a reservoir in Rooks County, Kansas, United States.[4] Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it is used for flood control, irrigation, and recreation.[5] Webster State Park is located on its shore.[6]
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