Mission Lake Cdf

Mission Lake Cdf is an earth dam located in Brown County, Kansas, built in 2010. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/23/2009
Height65 ft
Built201016 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 65 ft
65 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

65 ft tall and 4,055 ft long, taller than 96% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Mission Lake Cdf

Mission Lake Cdf is a dam in Brown, Kansas. The dam is owned by Horton, City of (local government). It impounds the Mission Creek-tr near Horton, Ks.

The dam stands 65 feet tall and stretches 4,055 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 46 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 878 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2010, 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 09/23/2009. That was over 17 years ago.

At 65 feet, this dam is taller than 96% of all dams in the United States.

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Location

StateKansas
CountyBrown
Nearest CityHorton, Ks
River/StreamMission Creek-tr
Coordinates39.69696, -95.52333

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height65 ft
Dam Height53 ft
Dam Length4,055 ft
Year Completed2010 (16 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage878 acre-ft
Max Storage878 acre-ft
Normal Storage649 acre-ft
Surface Area46 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge800 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerHorton, City of
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/23/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS09333
Federal IDKS09333
More InfoState Dam Safety Program