Fall River Lake
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|name = Fall River Lake
|image =
|caption =
|image_bathymetry = Map of Greenwood Co, Ks, USA.png
|caption_bathymetry = KDOT map of Greenwood County (legend)
|location = Greenwood County, Kansas
|coords = {{coord|37.6648141|-96.0866263|format=dms|type:waterbody_region:US-KS_source:gnis|display=inline,title}}
|type = Reservoir
|inflow = Fall River
|outflow = Fall River to Verdigris River
|catchment =
|basin_countries = United States
|agency = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|date-built = 1948
|date-flooded = 1949
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|elevation = {{convert|288|m|order=flip|abbr=on}}
|frozen =
|islands =
|cities = Fall River, Climax, Severy, Coyville
| pushpin_map = Kansas#USA
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Fall River Lake in Kansas, USA.
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|reference = {{cite GNIS|474647|Fall River Lake|Jan 15, 2021}}
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Fall River Lake is a reservoir in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States.
History
Construction of the dam was started on May 9, 1946. The embankment closure was completed on August 12, 1948, and the conservation pool was filled on June 9, 1949. The project was completed for full flood control operation in April 1949.[https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Locations/Tulsa-District-Lakes/Kansas/Fall-River-Lake/Pertinent-Data/ Fall River Lake - History; US Army Corps of Engineers.]
See also
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- Fall River State Park
- Toronto Lake, northeast of Fall River Lake
- List of Kansas state parks
- List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas
- List of rivers of Kansas
References
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External links
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;Official
- [https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Locations/Tulsa-District-Lakes/Kansas/Fall-River-Lake/ Fall River Lake], US Army Corps of Engineers
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140702081639/http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/projects.cfm?Id=M505790 Fall River Lake Recreation Areas], US Army Corps of Engineers
;Maps
- Greenwood County Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/greenwood.PDF Current], [http://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT
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Category:United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
Category:Buildings and structures in Greenwood County, Kansas