General Information

Sponsored by:

Flint Hills RC

Project Manager:

Ken Thomas

Start Date:

December 31, 1999

Address:

P.O. Box 8736
Topeka, KS 66608 United States

Email:

pbingle@juno.com

Geographical Information:

Surrounding water bodies:

Melvern Lake; Upper Marais des Cygne River; Elm Creek; 142-Mile Creek; Duck Creek; Hill Creek; Chicken Creek; Locust Creek; Onion Creek; and Log Chain Creek.

Watershed Description:

The watershed takees in portions of Coffey, Lyon, Osage and Wabanusee Counties. Runs from the town of Melvern below the dam at U.S. Highway 75 to the outskirts of Eskridge in Wabaunsee County

Project Goals & Objectives:

• Quantity
• Quality
• Groundwater
• Surface water
• Pollution
• Conservation
• Restoration

Project Achievements:

Six years of implementation work
Over 100 acres of buffers,terraces, waterways.
Alternative watering systems
Numerous workshops
20 issues of the Waterlog Newsletter.

Chairperson:

Ken Thomas

Committee Members:

Mike Gillialand, Ron Fredrickson, Bruce Wells, Jim Hinck, Gary Stanford

Current Project Partners:

• Lyon County Conservaiton District
• Wabaunsee County Conservation District
• Kansas Dept of Wildlife and Parks
• City of Osage City
• Wholesale Water District # 12