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Reservoir in Russell County and Lincoln County, Kansas

Wilson Lake
Location	Russell County and Lincoln County, Kansas
Coordinates	38°56′25″N 98°33′24″W / 38.94028°N 98.55667°W / 38.94028; -98.55667
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Saline River
Primary outflows	Saline River
Catchment area	1,917 sq mi (4,970 km)
Basin countries	United States
Managing agency	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Built	April 1961 (1961-04)
First flooded	December 29, 1964 (1964-12-29)

Surface area	9,040 acres (36.6 km)
Max. depth	65 ft (20 m)
Water volume	Current: 237,800 acre⋅ft (0.2933 km) Maximum: 736,000 acre⋅ft (0.908 km)
Shore length	100 mi (160 km)
Surface elevation	1,516 ft (462 m)
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Wilson Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Kansas, on the border of Russell County and Lincoln County. It is formed by the 130 ft (40 m) high Wilson Dam on the Saline River. The dam was built in 1964 for flood control. The lake’s maximum capacity is 736,000 acre-feet (908,000,000 m).