Mead Cattle Company Lagoon 1 Dam

Mead Cattle Company Lagoon 1 Dam is an earth dam located in Saunders County, Nebraska, built in 2005. 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 inspection09/21/2021
Height11 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 11 ft
11 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

11 ft tall and 3,300 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 Mead Cattle Company Lagoon 1 Dam

Mead Cattle Company Lagoon 1 Dam is a dam in Saunders, Nebraska. The dam is owned by Mead Cattle Company LLC (private). It impounds the Tr-clear Creek near Ashland.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 3,300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 81 acre-feet. Completed in 2005, 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. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 09/21/2021.

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Location

StateNebraska
CountySaunders
Nearest CityAshland
River/StreamTr-clear Creek
Coordinates41.18679, -96.46532

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length3,300 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage81 acre-ft
Max Storage81 acre-ft
Normal Storage35 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerMead Cattle Company LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection09/21/2021
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNE02746
Federal IDNE02746
More InfoState Dam Safety Program