Dd No 27-31 (scoby)

Dd No 27-31 (scoby) is an earth dam located in Brown County, Kansas, built in 1981. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Dd No 27-31 (scoby)

The primary purpose of Dd No 27-31 (scoby) is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Nemaha-brown Wjd No 7 (local government). It impounds the Delaware River -tr.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 850 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 197 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1981, the structure is 45 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. The most recent inspection on record was 12/15/1994. That was over 31 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyBrown
River/StreamDelaware River -tr
Coordinates39.83268, -95.78483

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length850 ft
Year Completed1981 (45 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage197 acre-ft
Max Storage197 acre-ft
Normal Storage51 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge1,973 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerNEMAHA-BROWN WJD NO 7
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection12/15/1994
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS07567
Federal IDKS07567
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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