Big Hill Dam
Dam in Labette County, Kansas · Big Hill Ck · forms Big Hill Lake
Height
83 ft
25 m (NID height)
Length
3,902 ft
1,189 m
Completed
1981
Big Hill Lake today
856.83 ft
7 days ▼ 0.11 ft
vs full pool
▼ 1.17 ft
Normal storage
26,969 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 83 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Tulsa District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 39,540 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,192 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 78 ft
- Drainage area
- 37 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 400 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Tulsa District
- Also known as
- Big Hill Lake
- NID ID
- KS00049
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 24, 2026. Search NID ID KS00049 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.