Rawhide Camp

Rawhide Camp is a dam located in Doniphan County, Kansas, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/19/2005
Height40 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 40 ft
40 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

40 ft tall and 470 ft long, taller than 86% 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 Rawhide Camp

Rawhide Camp is a dam in Doniphan, Kansas. The dam is owned by Rawhide Camp LLC. It impounds the Missouri River-tr near St Joseph Missouri.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 470 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 103 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1960, 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 01/19/2005. That was over 21 years ago.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Nearest CitySt Joseph Missouri
River/StreamMissouri River-tr
Coordinates39.86272, -95.12163

Physical Characteristics

NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length470 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage103 acre-ft
Max Storage103 acre-ft
Normal Storage92 acre-ft
Drainage Area1 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

OwnerRawhide Camp LLC
Owner TypeNot Listed
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/19/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS03096
Federal IDKS03096
More InfoState Dam Safety Program