Evaluating Exploitation of White Crappie and Black Crappie in Three Southeast Kansas Reservoirs

Table 2

Comparison of reservoir characteristics [19–22].

	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 (km^2)	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