Fowler Dam

Fowler Dam is an earth dam located in Osage County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/10/1991
Height22 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 22 ft
22 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

22 ft tall and 415 ft long. 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 Fowler Dam

The primary purpose of Fowler Dam 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 Fowler, Ray L (private). It impounds the Camp Creek-tr near Richland.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 415 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 53 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 10/10/1991. That was over 35 years ago.

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Location

StateKansas
CountyOsage
Nearest CityRichland
River/StreamCamp Creek-tr
Coordinates38.85123, -95.57434

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length415 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage53 acre-ft
Max Storage53 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerFowler, Ray L
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/10/1991
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS01574
Federal IDKS01574
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