Marion County Lake

Marion County Lake (HM15GB)

Location: Marion, KS 66861 Marion County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 19.359', W 96° 59.112'

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Earthen Dam Completed June 21, 1937

— By Civilian Conservation Corp. —

Election held Nov. 6. 1934 - Camp moved in Feb. 3. 1936 - Plan approved Aug. 9. 1936 - Gate closed June 17. 1937 - First state fish Mar. 1938 - First county fish Apr. 20. 1938 - Lake level high elv. 133.3 June 24. 1938 - Gate opened Elev 127.3 Nov. 25. 1938 - Gate closed elev. 115.75 Nov. 30. 1938 - Dam accepted Mar. 21, 1939 - Camp moved out Feb. 1-15. 1939 - Buildings removed May 8, 1939 - Lake level high elev 136.35 Aug. 15. 1939 - Lake opened for fishing May 26, 1940 - Water over spillway Sept. 6. 1941 - Ice broke valve tower Jan. 12. 1942 - Valve opened Jan. 14. 1942 - Tower repaired Mar 1942 - Lake filed from tower Sept. 6. 1942
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 6:34pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 676124 N 4243535
Decimal Degrees38.32265000, -96.98520000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 19.359', W 96° 59.112'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 19' 21.54" N, 96° 59' 6.72" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2800-2818 Lakeshore Dr, Marion KS 66861, US
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