Standing Bear Dam - Flower Hill Cemetery Protective Levee is an earth dam located in Douglas County, Nebraska, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 23 ft23 ft tall and 1,480 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 Standing Bear Dam - Flower Hill Cemetery Protective Levee
The primary purpose of Standing Bear Dam - Flower Hill Cemetery Protective Levee is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by USACE - Omaha District (federal). It impounds the Tr Papillion Creek near Omaha.
The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 1,480 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 135 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 7,300 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 6 square miles. Completed in 1973, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.
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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 07/10/2020.
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Location
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Douglas |
| Nearest City | Omaha |
| River/Stream | Tr Papillion Creek |
| Coordinates | 41.31299, -96.13700 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 23 ft |
| Dam Length | 1,480 ft |
| Year Completed | 1973 (53 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 7,300 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 7,300 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 1,500 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 135 acres |
| Drainage Area | 6 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | None |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Owner | USACE - Omaha District |
| Owner Type | Federal |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Last Inspection | 07/10/2020 |
| Emergency Action Plan | Yes |
Identifiers
| NID ID | NE01065 |
| Federal ID | NE01065S001 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |