Northern Nance County Lagoon Dam

Northern Nance County Lagoon Dam is an earth dam located in Nance County, Nebraska, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionSatisfactoryBest of 4 ratings
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection08/08/2019
Height40 ft
Built199927 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 40 ft
40 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

40 ft tall and 1,440 ft long, taller than 86% 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 Northern Nance County Lagoon Dam

Northern Nance County Lagoon Dam is a dam in Nance, Nebraska. The dam is owned by Northern Nance LLC (private). It impounds the Tr-skeedee Creek near Genoa.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 1,440 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 154 acre-feet. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 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. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 08/08/2019.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateNebraska
CountyNance
Nearest CityGenoa
River/StreamTr-skeedee Creek
Coordinates41.49574, -97.89674

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length1,440 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage154 acre-ft
Max Storage154 acre-ft
Normal Storage146 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerNorthern Nance LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection08/08/2019
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNE02510
Federal IDNE02510
More InfoState Dam Safety Program