Camp Wood Ymca Lake Hall

Camp Wood Ymca Lake Hall is an earth dam located in Chase County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a unsatisfactory condition assessment.

About Camp Wood Ymca Lake Hall

The primary purpose of Camp Wood Ymca Lake Hall is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Camp Wood Ymca (private). It impounds the Cottonwood River-tr.

The dam stands 35 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 313 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. Its condition is rated unsatisfactory, indicating serious safety deficiencies exist that require immediate attention or remedial action. The most recent inspection on record was 03/16/2009. That was over 17 years ago.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardUnsatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyChase
River/StreamCottonwood River-tr
Coordinates38.34460, -96.64923

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage313 acre-ft
Max Storage313 acre-ft
Normal Storage140 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCAMP WOOD YMCA
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentUnsatisfactory
Last Inspection03/16/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS09506
Federal IDKS09506
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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