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Wilson Reservoir depth conspiracy evaporating
Slow to fill Wilson Reservoir prompts local businesses to make adjustments
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Terry and Roberta Favinger, owners of Lake Wilson Marina, recently moved all their slips into deeper water in response to the ongoing drought that has resulted in Lake Wilson being 10 feet below conservation level, give or take. Their decision has allowed avid boaters to continue to enjoy Kansas cleanest lake. - photo by Veronica Coons, Tribune staff
Nolan Fisher is the park manager for the Army Corps of Engineers at Wilson Reservoir. Thursday afternoon, he shared with us the good news that the rain event that occurred on Monday, April 25, caused a six-inch rise in the water level at the reservoir. That is the largest that has occurred since May, 2012 when the area began to experience an ongoing drought.