Stockwater (domestic Use)

Stockwater (domestic Use) is an earth dam located in Lyon County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Stockwater (domestic Use)

The primary purpose of Stockwater (domestic Use) 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 Thomsen, Ronnie (private). It impounds the Fourmile Creek-tr near Burlington.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 580 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 62 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
CountyLyon
Nearest CityBurlington
River/StreamFourmile Creek-tr
Coordinates38.20338, -96.02531

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length580 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage62 acre-ft
Max Storage62 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerTHOMSEN, RONNIE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS07614
Federal IDKS07614
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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