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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John Redmond Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
reservoir
basinCountry United States
constructionCost approximately 20 million US dollars
constructionStartDate 1959
country United States
county Coffey County, Kansas
damType earthen embankment with concrete spillway
designedBy United States Army Corps of Engineers
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
height about 86 feet
impounds John Redmond Reservoir
length about 21,000 feet
locatedIn Kansas
locatedNear Burlington, Kansas
locatedOnRiver Neosho River
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District
mapLocation southeastern Kansas
namedAfter John Redmond
near Wolf Creek Generating Station
nearbyCity Burlington, Kansas
openingDate 1964
operator United States Army Corps of Engineers
partOf Neosho River flood-control system
primaryUse flood mitigation on the Neosho River
projectAuthorization Flood Control Act of 1950
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
reservoirSurfaceArea about 9,400 acres
riverBasin Neosho River basin
linked to: Neosho River region
state Kansas
waterSupplyFor Wolf Creek Generating Station
municipal water users in the region

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Neosho River hasDam John Redmond Dam
John Redmond Reservoir hasDam John Redmond Dam