Campbell Dam 1446

Campbell Dam 1446 is an earth dam located in Frontier County, Nebraska, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/13/2018
Height25 ft
Built196264 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 186 ft long, taller than 50% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Campbell Dam 1446

The primary purpose of Campbell Dam 1446 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 Campbell Land Ltd (private). It impounds the Tr-medicine Creek near Stockville.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 186 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 121 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1962, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/13/2018.

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Location

StateNebraska
CountyFrontier
Nearest CityStockville
River/StreamTr-medicine Creek
Coordinates40.57489, -100.44566

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length186 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage121 acre-ft
Max Storage121 acre-ft
Normal Storage9 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge2,348 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerCampbell Land Ltd
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/13/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNE01446
Federal IDNE01446
More InfoState Dam Safety Program