is an earth dam located in Leavenworth 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 Huston, Fw (private). It impounds the Walnut Creek-tr near Linwood.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 675 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 145 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.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyLeavenworth
Nearest CityLinwood
River/StreamWalnut Creek-tr
Coordinates39.26336, -95.16620

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length675 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage145 acre-ft
Max Storage145 acre-ft
Normal Storage90 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge210 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerHUSTON, FW
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS01257
Federal IDKS01257
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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