Kanopolis Dam
E882325
Kanopolis Dam is a large earthen flood-control and irrigation dam in central Kansas that forms Kanopolis Lake, a popular site for recreation and wildlife habitat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanopolis Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
flood control structure ⓘ irrigation dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Ellsworth County, Kansas
ⓘ
Dams in Kansas ⓘ United States Army Corps of Engineers dams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Kanopolis Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | earthen embankment ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
sediment control
ⓘ
streamflow regulation ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Kanopolis Lake State Park vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 131 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Smoky Hill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 15,400 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ellsworth County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Plains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Kansas ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kanopolis, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marquette, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | earthfill ⓘ |
| name | Kanopolis Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Kanopolis State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | Smoky Hill River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
downstream flood protection
ⓘ
fish and wildlife habitat ⓘ water-based recreation opportunities ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Kanopolis Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
flood storage
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| river | Smoky Hill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | concrete gravity spillway ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| USACEDistrict | Kansas City District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.