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  • Zebra Mussels found in Tuttle Creek Reservoir

    MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Tuttle Creek Reservoir. The reservoir encompasses areas in Riley, Pottawatomie and Marshall counties. An alert fisherman found a rock with one adult zebra mussel attached and reported it to KDWPT staff at the Tuttle Creek State Park office. A subsequent search by KDWPT fisheries staff verified the presence of additional zebra mussels. Twenty-nine Kansas lakes are now confirmed to have zebra mussels. Other reservoirs in northeast Kansas with zebra mussel infestations include Milford, Clinton, Perry, Pomona, John Redmond and Melvern lakes.

  • Corps awards $8.9 million in contracts for Tuttle Creek projects

    MANHATTAN, Kan. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, has announced the award of two contracts at Tuttle Creek Lake in Riley County, Kansas. The first contract award is to Alltech Engineering Corp., Saint Paul, Minnesota on July 17, 2017 for the rehabilitation of Service Gates 3 and 4 in the amount of $1.34 million. The second contract award is to BCI Construction USA, Inc. Pace, Florida on July 28, 2017 for the rehabilitation of the stilling basin downstream of Tuttle Creek Dam, locally known as the tubes, in the amount of $7.62 million.

  • 2017 day use passes available at Tuttle Creek

    MANHATTAN, Kan. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake announce the 2017 day use passes are available for purchase at the Tuttle Creek Lake Visitor Center located at 5020 Tuttle Creek Boulevard, Manhattan, KS.

  • Tuttle Creek Lake to celebrate Bald Eagle Day

    MANHATTAN, Kan.,— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake will sponsor a free Eagle Day program on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The day will begin at the Manhattan Fire station at Kimball and Denison avenues.

  • Icy conditions can spawn dangerous situations at Tuttle Creek Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake encourages winter recreationists to exercise extreme caution with current icy conditions at the lake.