Lake Wabaunsee

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Lake Wabaunsee
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Lake Wabaunsee
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Lake Wabaunsee
Location Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Coordinates 38°51′47″N96°11′35″W / 38.863°N 96.193°W / 38.863; -96.193
Type man-made lake
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation1,286 ft (392 m) [1]

Lake Wabaunsee is a man-made lake in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. [1]

Development of the site began in 1933, when the Kansas Emergency Relief Corporation established a work camp at the site. Digging of the lake was taken over by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936. Construction was completed in 1937, and the lake was purchased by the city of Eskridge. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lake Wabaunsee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. "Lake Wabaunsee". Lake Wabaunsee. Retrieved 2017-09-12.