Waste Storage Pond 4/west Yard

Waste Storage Pond 4/west Yard is an earth dam located in Wichita County, Kansas, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/03/2005
Height10 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 10 ft
10 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

10 ft tall and 3,600 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 Waste Storage Pond 4/west Yard

Waste Storage Pond 4/west Yard is a dam in Wichita, Kansas. The dam is owned by Caprock Industries (private). It impounds the Ladder Creek-tr.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 3,600 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 168 acre-feet. Completed in 2005, the structure is relatively new.

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 11/03/2005. That was over 20 years ago.

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Location

StateKansas
CountyWichita
River/StreamLadder Creek-tr
Coordinates38.58581, -101.37597

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length3,600 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage168 acre-ft
Max Storage168 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

OwnerCaprock Industries
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/03/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS09276
Federal IDKS09276
More InfoState Dam Safety Program