Dd No 30

Dd No 30 is a rockfill dam located in Brown County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection03/11/2011
Height40 ft

Dam profile

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

40 ft tall and 813 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 rockfill embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Dd No 30

Dd No 30 is a dam in Brown, Kansas. The dam is owned by Pony Creek Wjd No 78 (local government). It impounds the Unnamed-tr.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 813 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 490 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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 03/11/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

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

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Location

StateKansas
CountyBrown
River/StreamUnnamed-tr
Coordinates39.95363, -95.67926

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeRockfill
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length813 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage490 acre-ft
Max Storage490 acre-ft
Normal Storage93 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge4,776 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerPony Creek Wjd No 78
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection03/11/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS09004
Federal IDKS09004
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