Cheney Reservoir
Cheney Reservoir is a reservoir on the North Fork Ninnescah River in Reno, Kingman, and Sedgwick counties of Kansas in the United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for local water supply, it is also used for flood control and recreation. Cheney State Park is located on its shore.
| Cheney Reservoir | |
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Aerial view of Cheney Reservoir (looking southward) (2010) | |
Cheney Reservoir | |
| Location | Sedgwick / Kingman / Reno counties in Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37°45′35″N 97°50′06″W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | North Fork Ninnescah River |
| Primary outflows | North Fork Ninnescah River |
| Catchment area | 1,036 sq mi (2,680 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Built | 1962 |
| First flooded | November 1964 |
| Surface area | 9,550 acres (38.6 km2) |
| Max. depth | 42 feet (13 m) |
| Water volume | Full: 167,074 acre⋅ft (206,083,000 m3) Current (Nov. 2015): 156,432 acre⋅ft (192,956,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 67 miles (108 km) |
| Surface elevation | Full: 1,422 ft (433 m) Current (Nov. 2015): 1,421 ft (433 m) |
| Settlements | Mount Vernon, St. Joe, Cheney, Pretty Prairie |
| References | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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