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Milford Reservoir Economic Factor
The Milford Reservoir project on the Republican River, a $60.2 million effort near Junction City, is a key regional economic driver. Construction started August 1 by Western Contracting Corp with a $13.97 million contract. dam closure planned for 1964 and water impoundment possible in 1985. The project, forming a 15,600 acre lake with 180 miles of shoreline, employs about 200 workers and signals broad growth in nearby Ft. Riley and Junction City through 1963 and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Taylor
Junction City
Kan
Milford
Republican River
Western Contracting Corp
Rd City
Towa
Kansas
Tuttle Creek
Corps of Engineers
Big Kansas Military Post
Kaw River
Army Post
Military’ Reservation
Ft. Riley