| Dam Location |
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Located approximately 7 miles east of Arkansas City on Grouse
Creek.
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| Drainage Area |
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Approximately 362 square miles
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| Dam Height |
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Approximately 127 feet
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| Dam Length |
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Approximately 4,000 feet
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Conservation Storage
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Approximately 154,500 acre-feet
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Surface Area
Conservation Storage
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Approximately 8,000 acres |
Water Supply Yield
|
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14 billion gallons annually
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| Key Project Components |
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- Dam
- Highway Relocation
- Recreation
- Hydroelectric Power Plant (5 MW)
- Water Treatment Plant
- Water Distribution System
- Lakeside Resort Development
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Estimated Project Cost
|
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$150 - 400 million |
Regional needs
|
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- Water
- Tourism / Resorts / Parks
- Retirement Retention
- Waterfront Second Homes /
- Vacation Homes
- Recreation
- Economic Development
- Electricity
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| Stakeholder identification |
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- Cowley County
- State of Kansas
- U.S. Government
- Area Municipalities
- Landowners
- Public
- Others
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| State involvement |
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- Department of Commerce & Housing
- Department of Transportation
- Kansas Water Office
- Division of Water Resources
- Department of Health & Environment
- Kansas Wildlife & Parks
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| Proposed ownership as a Port Authority |
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- Overall Coordinator
- Issuance of Bonds
- Condemnation Rights
- Long Term Management
- Legitimacy
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