is a dam located in Cheyenne 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 Wilkens, Ellsworth J (private). It impounds the Big Timber Creek-tr near Benkelman Nebraska.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 57 acre-feet.

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
CountyCheyenne
Nearest CityBenkelman Nebraska
River/StreamBig Timber Creek-tr
Coordinates39.89094, -101.48061

Physical Characteristics

NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length350 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage57 acre-ft
Max Storage57 acre-ft
Normal Storage32 acre-ft
Max Discharge1,045 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWILKENS, ELLSWORTH J
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS00359
Federal IDKS00359
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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