The Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages Wilson Dam, Wilson Lake, and 13000acres of land surrounding the reservoir for the purposes of flood control, recreation, fish and wildlife management, and downstream water quality improvement.
Of the land surrounding Wilson Lake, the Corps directly manages 3200acres and has licensed the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWP) to manage 8069acres of native prairie and cropland as the Wilson Wildlife Area [REF].