Both the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation produced reports on the viability of the project, ultimately leading to the authorization of the Bostwick Division by the Flood Control Act of 1944 as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program.

[4] It lies in extreme north-central Kansas in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.

[11] White Rock Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, is both the reservoir's primary inflow from the west and outflow to the east.

[14] A 53-foot (16 m) concrete spillway controlled by two radial gates is located at the south end of the dam and empties into the creek.

[6] A gated outlet from the division's Courtland Canal, located at the north end of Lovewell Dam, provides a second inflow to the reservoir.

[7][16] The KDWP operates Lovewell State Park on the north shore of the reservoir's eastern end.

[7] Fish species resident in the reservoir include channel catfish, crappie, walleye, and wiper.

[1] Game animals living around the reservoir include deer, pheasants, quail, rabbits, and turkeys.