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Created in the late 1970s as part of a project to rehabilitate and improve the E65 Canal system, the Elwood Reservoir was formed by damming one end of a series of canyons and pumping water into the resulting reservoir from the E65 Canal. At maximum pool, the lake contains almost 25,000 acre-feet of water and covers more than 1,300 acres. The amount of water in the reservoir decreases each summer as the irrigation season progresses, but the lake is refilled annually. Located just three miles south of Johnson Lake, Elwood Reservoir is stocked with game fish by the NGPC and has developed a reputation as a top walleye fishery.
Hunters (waterfowl and deer) may use the 579-acre Wildlife Management Area, but camping on project land is not allowed.