Hauserman Pasture Pond Dam

Hauserman Pasture Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Furnas County, Nebraska, built in 1995. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a poor condition assessment.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionPoor3rd of 4 · remedial action needed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/28/2014
Height24 ft
Built199531 years ago

Dam profile

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

24 ft tall and 365 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 Hauserman Pasture Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Hauserman Pasture Pond Dam 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 David J & Carol L Schwanz Co-trustees (private). It impounds the Tr-republican River.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 365 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 111 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1995, the structure is 31 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 poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 10/28/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

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Location

StateNebraska
CountyFurnas
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-republican River
Coordinates40.23281, -99.76417

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length365 ft
Year Completed1995 (31 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage111 acre-ft
Max Storage111 acre-ft
Normal Storage111 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDavid J & Carol L Schwanz Co-trustees
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentPoor
Last Inspection10/28/2014
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNE08388
Federal IDNE08388
More InfoState Dam Safety Program