Melvern Lake

Melvern Dam is a dam in Osage County, Kansas.
The earthen dam was completed in 1970, and the reservoir completely filled in 1975, as a flood control project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The dam impounds the Marais des Cygnes River, notorious for its destructive flooding, notably in the Great Flood of 1951. The dam is high, is long at its crest, and is owned and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
The reservoir it creates, Melvern Lake, has a water surface of and a maximum capacity of, although normal storage is. Recreation includes fishing, hunting, boating and camping in the five parks surrounding the lake and the adjoining state park, Eisenhower State Park.