It was built and is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers for the purpose of flood control .
Tuttle Creek Lake is a reservoir on the Big Blue River 5 miles ( 8 km ) north of Manhattan , in the Flint Hills region of northeast Kansas .
Tuttle Creek Lake was built and is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers for the purpose of flood control .
Tuttle Creek Lake is a reservoir on the Big Blue River 5 miles ( 8 km ) north of Manhattan , in the Flint Hills region of northeast Kansas .