Ronald Burton

Ronald Burton is an earth dam located in Marshall County, Kansas, built in 1983. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Ronald Burton

The primary purpose of Ronald Burton 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 Ronald Burton (private). It impounds the Vermillion Creek near Beattie.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 395 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 42 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1983, the structure is 43 years old.

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.

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Low HazardNot Available ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyMarshall
Nearest CityBeattie
River/StreamVermillion Creek
Coordinates39.90932, -96.37179

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length395 ft
Year Completed1983 (43 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage42 acre-ft
Max Storage42 acre-ft
Normal Storage11 acre-ft
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge680 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRonald Burton
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Available
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS05372
Federal IDKS05372
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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