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Location	Miami County, Kansas
Coordinates	38°39′24″N 94°54′34″W / 38.65667°N 94.90944°W / 38.65667; -94.90944
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Big Bull Creek
Primary outflows	Big Bull Creek → Marais des Cygnes River → Osage River
Basin countries	United States
Managing agency	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Surface area	4,580 acres (1,850 ha)
Max. depth	57 ft (17 m)
Surface elevation	917 ft (280 m)
Settlements	Hillsdale, Paola, Spring Hill, Edgerton

Hillsdale Lake is a reservoir located in the northwestern part of Miami County, in northeast Kansas and the central United States; it is approximately 30 mi (48 km) from Kansas City. The surface area of the lake is approximately 4,580 acres (18.5 km²), and the lake has a maximum depth of approximately 57 ft (17 m).

Hillsdale Dam, impounding the Big Bull Creek to create the V-shaped reservoir, was completed in 1982 as a flood control project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Fix link* The reservoir has a normal storage capacity of 76,000 acre-feet. No hydroelectric power is generated by the earthen dam. Recreational facilities include Hillsdale State Park, opened in 1994.