Dd No K-6 (labette-hackberry)

Dd No K-6 (labette-hackberry) is an earth dam located in Labette County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Dd No K-6 (labette-hackberry)

The primary purpose of Dd No K-6 (labette-hackberry) is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Labette-hackberry Creek Wjd No 96 (local government). It impounds the Labette Creek-tr.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 900 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 163 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 10/23/2003. That was over 22 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyLabette
River/StreamLabette Creek-tr
Coordinates37.16135, -95.15094

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length900 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage163 acre-ft
Max Storage163 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerLABETTE-HACKBERRY CREEK WJD NO 96
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection10/23/2003
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS07310
Federal IDKS07310
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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