Mitchell Creek Farms Dam

Mitchell Creek Farms Dam is an earth dam located in Frontier County, Nebraska, built in 1980. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mitchell Creek Farms Dam

Mitchell Creek Farms Dam is a dam in Frontier, Nebraska. The dam is owned by Everett H & Maurice L Bortner (private). It impounds the Tr-mitchell Creek.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 390 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 123 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 5 square miles. Completed in 1980, the structure is 46 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 11/25/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNebraska
CountyFrontier
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-mitchell Creek
Coordinates40.67748, -100.36780

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length390 ft
Year Completed1980 (46 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage123 acre-ft
Max Storage123 acre-ft
Normal Storage21 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area5 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerEverett H & Maurice L Bortner
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/25/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNE08615
Federal IDNE08615
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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