H&h Cattle Company Lagoon 5 Dam

H&h Cattle Company Lagoon 5 Dam is an earth dam located in Knox County, Nebraska, built in 1990. 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 inspection09/25/2023
Height22 ft
Built199036 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 22 ft
22 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

22 ft tall and 910 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 H&h Cattle Company Lagoon 5 Dam

H&h Cattle Company Lagoon 5 Dam is a dam in Knox, Nebraska. The dam is owned by Epic Land & Cattle LLC (private). It impounds the Tr-west Bow Creek near Fordyce.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 910 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 88 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1990, the structure is 36 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 09/25/2023.

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Location

StateNebraska
CountyKnox
Nearest CityFordyce
River/StreamTr-west Bow Creek
Coordinates42.67910, -97.59405

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length910 ft
Year Completed1990 (36 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage88 acre-ft
Max Storage88 acre-ft
Normal Storage68 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge225 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerEpic Land & Cattle LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection09/25/2023
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNE02810
Federal IDNE02810
More InfoState Dam Safety Program