Rice Farms Irrigation Pond

Rice Farms Irrigation Pond is an other dam located in Brown County, Kansas, built in 2014. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Rice Farms Irrigation Pond

The primary purpose of Rice Farms Irrigation Pond is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Rice Family Farms (federal). It impounds the Delaware River-tr.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 240 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 260 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2014, 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 04/05/2013. That was over 12 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateKansas
CountyBrown
River/StreamDelaware River-tr
Coordinates39.65373, -95.61596

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeOther
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length240 ft
Year Completed2014 (12 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage260 acre-ft
Max Storage260 acre-ft
Normal Storage100 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerRICE FAMILY FARMS
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection04/05/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDKS09514
Federal IDKS09514
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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