is an earth dam located in Cowley County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About

The primary purpose of is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Decoster Family Limited Partnership;mead Ferguson;william Ferguson (private). It impounds the Skull Creek-tr near Dexter.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 375 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 73 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 04/25/2007. That was over 18 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyCowley
Nearest CityDexter
River/StreamSkull Creek-tr
Coordinates37.41635, -96.55883

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length375 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage73 acre-ft
Max Storage73 acre-ft
Normal Storage63 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge845 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDECOSTER FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP;MEAD FERGUSON;WILLIAM FERGUSON
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection04/25/2007
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS00451
Federal IDKS00451
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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