Research Article
Evaluating Exploitation of White Crappie and Black Crappie in Three Southeast Kansas Reservoirs
Table 2
Comparison of reservoir characteristics [
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22].
| | Elk city reservoir | Big hill reservoir | Parsons city lake |
| Year constructed | 1966 | 1981 | | Surface area (ha) | 1,797 | 502 | 397 | Max depth (m) | 11 | 13 | 5.5 | Drainage area (km2) | 1650.6 | 95.3 | 97.1 | Water retention time (d) | 370 | 721 | 183 | Population density (people/sq. km) | 2.5 | 6.7 | 5.2 | Impairments | Eutrophication and siltation | Eutrophication and phosphorus limited | Eutrophication |
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