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Drought conditions at Tuttle Creek Reservoir result in reduced target flows at De Soto and Topeka

Continued drought conditions in the Kansas River basin will result in reduced target flows at De Soto, Kansas, and Topeka, Kansas, starting November 1, 2023. The Kansas River at De Soto, Kansas, flows will be reduced from 1,000 cubic feet per second to 800 cubic feet per second, and the Kansas River at Topeka, Kansas, flows will be reduced from 750 cubic feet per second to 600 cubic feet per second. These flow targets are met to maintain water quality on the Kansas River.


A lake side view of the Tuttle Creek dam at Tuttle Creek Lake near Manhattan, Kan., October 31, 2020.