MO-Cameron+Reservoirs


 * =Birding in Missouri=

DeKalb County
=Cameron Reservoirs= Cameron, Missouri 64429 Cameron Reservoirs web site Cameron Reservoirs map Grindstone Reservoir map

media type="custom" key="27009954"

Cameron Reservoir #1
Coordinates: 39.7605726, -94.26267 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Cameron Reservoir #2
Coordinates: 39.7627, -94.2576 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Cameron Reservoir #3
Coordinates: 39.7717, -94.2692 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Grindstone Reservoir
Coordinates: 39.7741, -94.2992 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Cameron Reservoirs
Water from Reservoir #1 and #2 drains into Reservoir #3. Water is withdrawn from Reservoir #3 for treatment.

Water from Reservoir #1, the smallest of the four reservoirs, was constructed in 1905 using horses and scrapers. It was the original Cameron water supply and was first stocked with fish in 1913. Work Progress Administration (WPA) funds were used to construct Reservoir #2 in 1939 and it was first stocked with fish in 1940. Reservoir #3 was constructed in 1961 and is used as the main source of water for the City.

Grindstone Reservoir, which was constructed for flood control and as a water supply source by the City of Cameron and the U.S. Soil Conservation Agency, was completed in 1991 and filled to capacity in 1992. This reservoir, when full, had a surface area of approximately 176 acres with a drainage area of 21 square miles.

In 2005, the Grindstone principle spillway was raised three feet. Now when full, Grindstone has a surface area of 208 acres. By raising the principle spillway, the City gained a 48% increase in usable water from this reservoir. Having its own intake pumps, water can be pumped to Reservoir #3 or to the treatment plant. This feature has been very advantageous for the City. The ice storm in 1994 caused electrical outages and required the City to use the Grindstone pump house to pump water to the treatment plant because Reservoir #3 pump house could not be used. From Cameron Reservoirs web site

|| media type="custom" key="27009964"

Cameron Reservoirs #1, #2, #3
media type="custom" key="27009980"

Grindstone Reservoir
media type="custom" key="27009986" || L350199	US	US-MO	US-MO-063	39.7605726	-94.26267	Cameron Reservoir #1 L456870	US	US-MO	US-MO-063	39.7627	-94.2576	Cameron Reservoir #2 L456871	US	US-MO	US-MO-063	39.7717	-94.2692	Cameron Reservoir #3 L456873	US	US-MO	US-MO-063	39.7741	-94.2992	Grindstone Reservoir