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Riverside West host boat ramps. Dam Site and Riverside East each include hiking trails. All three parks include camping and picnic facilities. In addition, the Corps manages three recreation areas which also provide boat ramps: the Otter Creek Recreational Area, located on the western shore at the southwest end of the dam, and the Strawn and Hartford Areas, both located upstream in the Flint Hills Wildlife Refuge. The Otter Creek Area occupies 240 acres (97 ha) and is open for off-road vehicle use. Lastly, the Corps manages the Hickory Creek trail on the reservoir's north shore. The trail is open to hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking.
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Redmond Reservoir has an approximate surface area of 9,400 acres (38 km), a surface elevation of 1,041 feet (317 m), and a volume of 67,302 acre-feet (83,016,000 m). When filled to maximum capacity, it has a surface elevation of 1,073 feet (327 m) and a volume of 755,330 acre-feet (931,690,000 m).
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Redmond Dam and Reservoir for the purposes of flood control, recreation, water quality control, and water supply. The Corps oversees recreational activities both on the reservoir surface and in the parks around it.
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Redmond Reservoir is open for sport-fishing. Hunting is allowed, with restrictions, on the public land around the reservoir including in the Flint Hills Refuge.
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Redmond Dam and Reservoir in honor of the late John Redmond, the publisher of the
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1221:"Welcome to John Redmond Reservoir"
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