is a dam located in Greenwood County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/01/1979
Height27 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 550 ft long, taller than 59% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

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 Colyer, Harold W (private). It impounds the South Branch Otter Creek-tr near Piedmont.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 30 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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/01/1979. That was over 47 years ago.

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Location

StateKansas
CountyGreenwood
Nearest CityPiedmont
River/StreamSouth Branch Otter Creek-tr
Coordinates37.61777, -96.37610

Physical Characteristics

NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length550 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage30 acre-ft
Max Storage30 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Max Discharge114 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerColyer, Harold W
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/01/1979
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS00805
Federal IDKS00805
More InfoState Dam Safety Program