About

The primary purpose of is fish and wildlife pond. The dam creates habitat for fish and wildlife, supporting local ecosystems and potentially serving conservation goals. The dam is owned by Ragsdale Trust No 1, Willard & Carol (private). It impounds the Plum Creek-tr near Kirwin.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 945 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 281 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1969, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

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 12/06/2002. That was over 23 years ago.

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