Lewis-young Park Dam

Lewis-young Park Dam is an earth dam located in Miami County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lewis-young Park Dam

The primary purpose of Lewis-young Park Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Louisburg, City Of (local government). It impounds the North Wea Creek-tr near Paola.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 38 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.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyMiami
Nearest CityPaola
River/StreamNorth Wea Creek-tr
Coordinates38.64748, -94.70489

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length400 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage38 acre-ft
Max Storage38 acre-ft
Normal Storage17 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLOUISBURG, CITY OF
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS05426
Federal IDKS05426
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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