131Total Dams
6High Hazard
6Significant
Dam Safety in Cowley County, Kansas
Cowley County has 131 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 6 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 6 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Cowley County is 54 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Timber Creek Mpd No 29 at 91 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Creek Mpd No 29 | High | Satisfactory | 91 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Frd No 21 | High | Fair | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Frd No 20 | High | Fair | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Lake Wynds Dam | High | Fair | 36 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Dd No 110 | High | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1989 |
| Frd No 112 | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Frd No 30 | Significant | Fair | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Dd No 104 | Significant | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2001 |
| Frd No 30 | Significant | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No 15 | Significant | Satisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Frd No 32 | Significant | Satisfactory | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Frd No 2 | Significant | Satisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1981 |
| Frd No 12 | Low | Not assessed | 72 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Frd No 31 | Low | Not assessed | 69 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No 23 | Low | Not assessed | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Frd No 16 | Low | Not assessed | 57 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Frd No 24 | Low | Not assessed | 51 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Frd No 22 | Low | Not assessed | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Dd No 101 | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Dd No 103 | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Low | Not assessed | 47 | 1953 | ||
| Dd No 105 | Low | Satisfactory | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Frd No 15 | Low | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Frd No 14 | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No 17 | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Frd No 4 | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Frd No 31 | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Frd No 28 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Frd No 17 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Frd No 18 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Low | Not assessed | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Dd No 106 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Low | Not assessed | 40 | Other | 1941 | |
| Frd No 18 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Frd No 12 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Low | Not assessed | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | |
| Frd No 13 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Frd No 19 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Frd No 26 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Frd No 10 | Low | Fair | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Low | Not assessed | 35 | 1977 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Run-off Holding Pond | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Other | |
| Frd No 5 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Frd No 5 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Dd No 108 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1990 |
| Frd No 25 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Frd No 11 | Low | Fair | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Frd No 33 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Frd No 14 | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Frd No 115 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Dd No 105 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Frd No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1960 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 30 | 1971 | ||
| Frd No 111 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Frd No 24 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Frd No 7 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Frd No 27 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | 1969 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1979 | |
| Frd No 6 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Frd No 8 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Frd No 4 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1975 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1984 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Frd No 22 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Frd No 9 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Frd No 5 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | 1969 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Frd No 35 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Frd No 34 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Frd No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1968 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1960 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1972 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 25 | 1976 | ||
| Maars Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Dd No 119 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Frd No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1990 |
| Low | Not assessed | 24 | 1975 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Site #144 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | 2000 | |
| Frd No 113 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Frd No 117 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Low | Not assessed | 23 | 1952 | ||
| Site 140 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Site 101 -roy Fruits Sp Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Low | Not assessed | 22 | 1947 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Dd No. 143 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1998 |
| Frd No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| Frd No 23 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | 1970 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | 1976 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | 1958 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | 1960 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 20 | 1960 | ||
| Frd No 118 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Low | Not assessed | 19 | 1950 | ||
| Farm Pond | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Low | Not assessed | 19 | 1966 | ||
| Dd No 136 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Low | Not assessed | 18 | 1977 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 18 | 1947 | ||
| Dd No 109 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Low | Not assessed | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 | |
| Low | Not assessed | 17 | 1946 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 17 | 1964 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1962 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1976 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1978 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1951 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1950 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1976 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1950 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1964 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 15 | 1960 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 15 | 1951 | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1979 | |
| Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |