Tuttle Creek Lake is a reservoir on the Big Blue River 5 miles (8 km) north of Manhattan, in the Flint Hills region of northeast Kansas. It was built and is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers for the primary purpose of flood control.

The primary purpose of Tuttle Creek Lake is flood control. Between 1903 and 1959, the Topeka stretch of the Kansas River experienced 25 damaging floods. Tuttle Creek Lake helps to regulate and...

The rapid snowmelt caused moderate to heavy flooding on the Big Blue River. The Kansas River stage was reduced almost four feet at Topeka due to Tuttle Creek Dam, which was credited with...

The Corps of Engineers operates Tuttle Creek Dam and Lake to benefit the nation by providing flood control, recreation, fish and wildlife conservation, low flow augmentation and supplemental...

Project Location and Description: Tuttle Creek Dam was designed and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District and completed in 1962. USACE operates Tuttle Creek Dam for flood damage reduction, municipal and industrial water supply, navigation support, fish and wildlife and recreation.

Tuttle Creek Lake and State Park is located in the scenic Flint Hills of northeast Kansas. The lake is a reservoir on the Big Blue River five miles north of Manhattan. It provides 12,500 surface acres of water and 100 miles of shoreline, making it the second-largest lake in Kansas.

2013年5月24日 · In March 1938 a committee of the House of Representatives first discussed building Tuttle Creek Dam. The idea for building the dam had originated years before among a group of Kansas City...

2019年5月21日 · Its purpose is to mitigate flood damage, serve as a municipal and industrial water supply, provide river and stream navigation support, support fish and wildlife, and serve as a recreation spot....

Tuttle Creek Dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) on the Big Blue River in north-east Kansas. The dam is located in an area of moderate seismicity which required the safety of the dam to be extensively studied by the USACE.

2024年4月17日 · RILEY COUNTY (KSNT) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is putting a first-of-its-kind plan in place to save Tuttle Creek reservoir from increasing amounts of mud in the water.