Wilson Lake | |
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Wilson Dam | |
Location | Russell / Lincoln counties, Kansas, USA |
Lake type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Saline River |
Primary outflows | Saline River |
Basin countries | United States |
Water volume | 908,000,000 m3 (0.218 cu mi) |
Wilson Lake or Wilson Reservoir is a lake in the U.S. state of Kansas, on the border of Russell County and Lincoln County. It is a reservoir formed by the 130 ft (40 m) high Wilson Dam on 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).