Schwartz Building Site
Schwartz Building Site is an earth dam located in Douglas County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
About Schwartz Building Site
The primary purpose of Schwartz Building Site 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 Schwartz, Don (private). It impounds the West Fork Tauy Creek-tr near Peoria.
The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 840 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 90 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. The most recent inspection on record was 04/20/2005. That was over 20 years ago.
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Location
| State | Kansas |
| County | Douglas |
| Nearest City | Peoria |
| River/Stream | West Fork Tauy Creek-tr |
| Coordinates | 38.79117, -95.31078 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 26 ft |
| Dam Height | 26 ft |
| Dam Length | 840 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 90 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 90 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 36 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 6 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 310 cfs |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | SCHWARTZ, DON |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Last Inspection | 04/20/2005 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | KS00576 |
| Federal ID | KS00576 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |