WILSON LAKE WCM UPDATE

Congress provided direction and funding in Fiscal Year 2022 for USACE districts across the nation to update Water Control Manuals, or WCMs to evaluate whether any changes in physical, social and environmental conditions around the dam warrant updating the WCP, include a drought contingency plan and meet new requirements for formatting and updating information.

We want your input! Upcoming public meeting:

Wilson Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated reservoir located on Saline River on the border of Russell and Lincoln Counties, Kansas. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation first authorized the construction of Wilson Lake for the purposes of irrigation, navigation enhancement, flood control, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, and water quality assurance. However, after construction began it was discovered the salinity of the Saline River made the river unsuitable for irrigation and the project was turned over to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  The lake is approximately 9,045 acres in size and at full capacity can hold 242,458 acre feet of water. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed Wilson Dam, completing it in 1964 at a cost of $20 million, and continues to manage the reservoir to the present day. Wilson Lake is located about 60 miles west of Salina, Kansas.

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PUBLIC MEETING SLIDESHOWS

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Wilson Lake Homepage

Wilson Lake Map

Wilson Lake Value to the Nation