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

About

The primary purpose of 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 Adams Trust, Sylvia (private). It impounds the Smoky Hill River-tr.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 685 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 207 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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. The most recent inspection on record was 02/09/2012. That was over 14 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyDickinson
River/StreamSmoky Hill River-tr
Coordinates38.82396, -97.34983

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length685 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage207 acre-ft
Max Storage207 acre-ft
Normal Storage8 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerADAMS TRUST, SYLVIA
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection02/09/2012
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS09374
Federal IDKS09374
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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