Clinton Dam
Dam in Douglas County, Kansas · Wakarusa River · forms Clinton Lake
Height
116 ft
35 m (NID height)
Length
9,250 ft
2,819 m
Completed
1977
Clinton Lake today
876.73 ft
7 days ▼ 0.04 ft
vs full pool
▲ 1.23 ft
Normal storage
110,400 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 114 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Kansas City District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 368,700 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 7,000 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 116 ft
- Drainage area
- 367 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 500 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Kansas City District
- Also known as
- Clinton Lake
- NID ID
- KS00026
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated May 13, 2026. Search NID ID KS00026 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.