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.

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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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Neosho River hasDam John Redmond Dam