Lake Byllesby, southeast Minnesota

Lake Byllesby Dam is on the Cannon River in Dakota County, Minnesota and is used for hydroelectric power and recreation purposes. Construction was completed in 1911. It has a normal surface area of 2.2 square miles. It is owned by Dakota And Goodhue Counties.

 

Lake Byllesby is buttress supported. Its height is 60 feet with a length of 2870 feet. Maximum discharge is 94500 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 20000 acre feet. Normal storage is 8000 acre feet. It drains an area of 1160 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Lake Byllesby

0 miles from Lake ByllesbyLake Byllesby Perimeter Embankment 1 miles from Lake ByllesbyLittle Cannon River 2 miles from Lake ByllesbyLake Byllesby 8 miles from Lake ByllesbyBelle Creek S-3 8 miles from Lake ByllesbyBelle Creek S-2 9 miles from Lake ByllesbyBelle Creek R-4 10 miles from Lake ByllesbyBelle Creek R-5 10 miles from Lake ByllesbyWelch 11 miles from Lake ByllesbyBelle Creek R-1 12 miles from Lake ByllesbyBelle Creek R-9 12 miles from Lake ByllesbyBelle Creek R-2 13 miles from Lake ByllesbyVermillion River 17 miles from Lake ByllesbyLock and Dam #2 17 miles from Lake ByllesbyLock and Dam #3 17 miles from Lake ByllesbyLock and Dam No 3

 

 

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