What We Do

The Perry Project Staff maintain the lake for the purpose of providing flood control, water storage, and recreation. The staff maintains nearly 39,311 acres of land for recreation and wildlife management. Over 11,000 acres of water provides many challenges in fisheries management for the State of Kansas.

The staff conducts dam safety inspections and maintains the dam and outlet works. Corps employees make water release changes to the Delaware River in coordination with the Kansas City District Water Control Section and the Missouri River Region Reservoir Control Center.

Eight parks around the lake are managed for day use and camping. These parks include paved roads, common utilities, campsites, designated beaches, boat ramps, fish cleaning stations, and picnic areas. Contract gate attendants are in residence at four of the Corps park facilities during the recreational season. Park Rangers routinely provide visitor assistance throughout the recreational season.

Many maintenance activities are contracted to the private sector. Mowing, trash collection, fee collection, facility cleaning, and noxious weed control are just a few of the activities performed by private contractors.

Several agricultural leases exist throughout the lake region. Benefits of such leases include erosion control and wildlife management.

Other activities include public relations, real estate management, collection of weather data, native grass management, wildlife food plot establishment, rescue and recovery operations, flood emergency assistance, park patrol, boat dock inspections, and management of concession leases.