Lake Delago

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

About Lake Delago

The primary purpose of Lake Delago is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Lake Chaparral Property Owners (private). It impounds the Turkey Creek-tr near Farlinville.

The dam stands 45 feet tall and stretches 850 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 26 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 745 acre-feet.

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.

At 45 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyLinn
Nearest CityFarlinville
River/StreamTurkey Creek-tr
Coordinates38.20699, -94.87317

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height45 ft
Dam Height45 ft
Dam Length850 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage745 acre-ft
Max Storage745 acre-ft
Normal Storage415 acre-ft
Surface Area26 acres
Max Discharge1,325 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLAKE CHAPARRAL PROPERTY OWNERS
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS04641
Federal IDKS04641
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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