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Horsethief Reservoir now under construction

Construction Firm:  Max Jantz Excavating, Montezuma, KS

Construction Engineering Firm:  URS Corporation, Overland Park & Denver, CO

Dirt work should  be complete by mid-August. Reseeding of disturbed areas is expected to be done by October 1.

Excavating in the auxiliary spillway.
 

Placing concrete rip-rap along the face of the dam.

June was a wet month at the dam site.

The principal spillway ran half-full (30" deep) for several days.

Buckner Creek was bank full.

A little soggy. Water standing in the auxiliary spillway early one morning.

An aerial view of the Creek in mid-June. More rain was yet to come.

A vault toilet recently placed at the west trailhead of the horseback trails. Another at the east trailhead yet to come.

Fish habitat already in place. The staggered posts allow fish to escape predators.

This double boat ramp was finished in mid-May. A lower ramp was built for use as the lake fills.

The US Geological Survey is installing 4 stream gauges to monitor Creek flow.