North Dam

North Dam is an earth dam located in Osage County, Kansas. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection03/13/2012
Height17 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 17 ft
17 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

17 ft tall and 845 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 North Dam

The primary purpose of North Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Rogers, Donald D & Ann J (private). It impounds the Coal Creek-tr near Lebo.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 845 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 121 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 03/13/2012. That was over 14 years ago.

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Location

StateKansas
CountyOsage
Nearest CityLebo
River/StreamCoal Creek-tr
Coordinates38.44501, -95.92649

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length845 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage121 acre-ft
Max Storage121 acre-ft
Normal Storage48 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRogers, Donald D & Ann J
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection03/13/2012
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS09385
Federal IDKS09385
More InfoState Dam Safety Program