Highway 91 West Dam is an earth dam located in Boone County, Nebraska, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 38 ft38 ft tall and 650 ft long, taller than 84% 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 Highway 91 West Dam
The primary purpose of Highway 91 West 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 Nebraska Department of Transportation - District 3 (state). It impounds the Tr-cedar River.
The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 650 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 497 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.
At 38 feet, this dam is taller than 84% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Boone |
| Nearest City | None |
| River/Stream | Tr-cedar River |
| Coordinates | 41.68296, -98.23211 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 38 ft |
| Dam Height | 38 ft |
| Dam Length | 650 ft |
| Year Completed | 1960 (66 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 497 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 497 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 9 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 4 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 599 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Nebraska Department of Transportation - District 3 |
| Owner Type | State |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | NE10044 |
| Federal ID | NE10044 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |