University of Kansas Field Station: Water level and ice cover at Frank B. Cross Reservoir (Kansas, USA) 1993 - 2016

This database is from regular monitoring of water level and surface
ice cover at Frank B. Cross Reservoir, a small freshwater impoundment
in northeastern Kansas (USA). Cross Reservoir, located at the
University of Kansas Field Station near Lawrence (KS), has a 3-ha
surface area and a maximum depth of 12 m. Measurements of water
elevation and estimates of ice cover were made at semi-monthly
intervals (i.e., roughly every two weeks). The first data were taken
in December 1993, shortly after the reservoir was constructed and
first filled to capacity. Water levels were measured relative to a
permanent water control structure. Ice cover observations were visual
estimates of the percent (%) surface of the reservoir covered with
ice. Water level measurements and ice cover estimates are made at the
same time. This database is updated periodically and maintenance is
ongoing.