Monday, July 6, 2026

Perry Lake Dam on Delaware River near Topeaka, KS

(Satellite)

Street View, Sep 2007

Facebook Reel

Jun 12, 2026 closures. Most of these facilities opened by Jun 24, 2026.
Perry Lake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted
Due to flooding, the following closures are in effect until further notice...
BOAT RAMPS
Old Town Boat Ramp 
Longview Boat Ramp
Devils Gap Boat Ramp
CAMPSITES
Rock Creek Campground
• All of Peninsula C-loop (PC63-PC78)
Slough Creek Campground
• Bur Oak 11
• Southpoint 10-13-17-19-21-65-67-70
• Limestone Cove Group Camp
Oldtown Campground
• B5
We are monitoring the situation and will update as conditions change.

"The dam consists of a rolled earth-fill embankment about 7,750 feet long, constructed to an elevation approximately 95 feet above the streambed with gated outlet works and a gated chute-type spillway in the left abutment. The outlet works is located in the center of the dam and includes several features. The outlet conduit, which is 23.5 feet in diameter and 564.25 feet long, extends through the earth embankment with approach and outlet channels. It is preceded by two rectangular passages of 11.75 feet wide and 23.5 feet high. Each passage contains an emergency gate and a service gate. Both gates are hydraulically operated. Discharges enter a concrete stilling basin immediately downstream of the outlet conduit. Two rows of staggered baffle blocks reduce the velocity of the water before it goes into the outlet channel. The intake structure and control tower contain all of the operating machinery and equipment." [USACE]

I could not find the "gated chute-type spillway" on a satellite map.

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