Perry Dam
Dam in Jefferson County, Kansas · Delaware River · forms Perry Lake
Height
121 ft
37 m (NID height)
Length
1,740 ft
530 m
Completed
1966
Perry Lake today
894.03 ft
7 days ▼ 0.51 ft
vs full pool
▲ 2.53 ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Navigation; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 20 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Kansas City District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 770,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 12,200 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 121 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,117 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled
- Army Corps district
- Kansas City District
- Also known as
- Perry Lake
- NID ID
- KS00009
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated May 13, 2026. Search NID ID KS00009 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.