John Redmond Dam
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John Redmond Dam is a flood-control and water-supply reservoir structure located on the Neosho River in Kansas, United States.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionCost | approximately 20 million US dollars ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Coffey County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | earthen embankment with concrete spillway ⓘ |
| designedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationOfReservoir | approximately 1,039 feet above sea level (normal pool) ⓘ |
| floodControlFor | communities along the Neosho River in Kansas ⓘ |
| hasBoatRamps | yes ⓘ |
| hasCampgrounds | yes ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | gated concrete spillway ⓘ |
| hasWildlifeArea | John Redmond Wildlife Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 86 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | John Redmond Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 21,000 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kansas ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Burlington, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Neosho River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapLocation | southeastern Kansas ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Redmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Wolf Creek Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Burlington, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Neosho River flood-control system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | flood mitigation on the Neosho River ⓘ |
| projectAuthorization | Flood Control Act of 1950 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity |
about 101,000 acre-feet (conservation pool)
ⓘ
about 250,000 acre-feet (flood control pool) ⓘ |
| reservoirName | John Redmond Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 9,400 acres ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Neosho River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| waterSupplyFor |
Wolf Creek Generating Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
municipal water users in the region ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.