General Agricultural Services Dam

General Agricultural Services Dam is an earth dam located in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection04/08/2020
Height18 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 18 ft
18 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

18 ft tall and 430 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 General Agricultural Services Dam

The primary purpose of General Agricultural Services Dam 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 General Agricultural Services LLC (private). It impounds the Tr-elk Creek near Nelson.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 430 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 102 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1960, 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 04/08/2020.

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Location

StateNebraska
CountyNuckolls
Nearest CityNelson
River/StreamTr-elk Creek
Coordinates40.17558, -98.14524

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length430 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage102 acre-ft
Max Storage102 acre-ft
Normal Storage12 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerGeneral Agricultural Services LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection04/08/2020
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNE04006
Federal IDNE04006
More InfoState Dam Safety Program