P & M Coal Dam

P & M Coal Dam is an earth dam located in Linn County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About P & M Coal Dam

The primary purpose of P & M Coal Dam 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 P & M Coal, Land Department (private). It impounds the North Sugar Creek-tr near Boicourt.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 370 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 67 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 09/21/1990. That was over 35 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyLinn
Nearest CityBoicourt
River/StreamNorth Sugar Creek-tr
Coordinates38.33149, -94.62875

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length370 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage67 acre-ft
Max Storage67 acre-ft
Normal Storage22 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerP & M COAL, LAND DEPARTMENT
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection09/21/1990
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS01286
Federal IDKS01286
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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