184Total Dams
24High Hazard
2Significant
Dam Safety in Atchison County, Kansas
Atchison County has 184 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 24 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 3 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Atchison County is 56 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Frd No 8 at 65 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frd No 8 | High | Fair | 65 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Frd No 2 | High | Satisfactory | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Frd No 22 | High | Satisfactory | 58 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No 7 | High | Satisfactory | 58 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Frd No 4 | High | Satisfactory | 57 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Frd No 17 | High | Fair | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No 19 | High | Poor | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No 9 | High | Satisfactory | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Frd No 24 | High | Satisfactory | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No 20 | High | Satisfactory | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No 11 | High | Satisfactory | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No 3 | High | Satisfactory | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Frd No 23 | High | Satisfactory | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Frd No 25 | High | Fair | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No 10 | High | Satisfactory | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No 5 | High | Poor | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Frd No 12 | High | Fair | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No 14 | High | Satisfactory | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No 1 | High | Satisfactory | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Frd No 6 | High | Fair | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Frd No 18 | High | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Frd No 16 | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No 15 | High | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No 13 | High | Satisfactory | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Frd No 21 | Significant | Satisfactory | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Significant | Not assessed | 29 | 1971 | ||
| Atchison County State Lake | Low | Poor | 62 | 1956 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 51 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | 1935 | |
| Gsd No B-53 (gc 18) | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Paradise Lake | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Low | Not assessed | 38 | 1965 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gs Dd No B-69 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Debris Control | 1994 |
| Gs Dd No B-33 (gc 22) | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Debris Control | |
| Low | Not assessed | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 35 | 1977 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 35 | 1975 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 35 | Recreation | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 35 | 1959 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gs Dd No B-54 (gc 26) | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Gsd No B-38 (gc 25) | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Low | Not assessed | 34 | 1966 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gs Dd No B-55 (gc 27) | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Debris Control | |
| Gs Dd No B-17 (gc Gs 28c) | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1997 |
| Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gsd No B-11 (gc 3) | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Frd No 12 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 | |
| Gsd No B-21 (gc 23) | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Debris Control | |
| Low | Not assessed | 31 | 1972 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gs No B-24 (gc 6) | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Gsdd B-16 (gc Gs 28b) | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1997 |
| Frd No 13 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Frd No 19 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1974 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1956 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1961 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1965 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1974 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | |
| Dd No B-40 (straffus) | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Dd No 1-18 (rogers) | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Gsd No B-71 (gc 10) | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Frd No 15 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Frd No 5 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1967 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1975 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1958 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gsd No B-51 (gc 14) | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Gsd No B-45 (gc 8) | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Frd No 14 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1967 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1960 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gsd No B-44 (gc 9) | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Gs Dd No B-29 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Frd No 18 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1960 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1968 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1977 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gsd No B-7 (gc 1-b) | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Dd No 1-7 (matthias) | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Gsdd B-30 (gc Gs 11) | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2000 |
| Frd No 8 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Gs Dd No B-64 (gc 17) | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Debris Control | |
| Frd No 9 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1955 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1959 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1966 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1961 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1972 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1961 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1977 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1971 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1961 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1963 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1971 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1960 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1967 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1968 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1977 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Debris Control | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gsd No B-61 (gc 19) | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Debris Control | |
| Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gsdd No B-12 (gc Gs 4) | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Debris Control | 2002 |
| Gs Dd No B-8 (gc 1a) | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Debris Control | 2000 |
| Frd No 17 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gsd No B-27 (gc 7) | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Debris Control | |
| Dam Above Paradise Lake | Low | Not assessed | 24 | 1964 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 22 | 1957 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gs Dd No B-66 (bodenhausen) | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | |||
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | 1955 | ||
| Gs Dd No B-67 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1989 |
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | 1974 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Gsd No B-42 (gc 13) | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Paradise Lake (upper Dam) | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 18 | 1960 | ||
| Hwy 73 | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction |