Debris Control Dams in Kansas

Kansas has 155 debris control dams, of which 2 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to catch sediment, rocks, and debris carried by flowing water — particularly important in areas prone to mudslides or heavy erosion.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1		Doniphan	55	Low
2	Kiehnhoff Farms	Doniphan	50	Low		1961
3	Klein Dam	Doniphan	50	Low		1975
4		Johnson	50	Undetermined
5		Doniphan	47	Low
6		Doniphan	43	Low
7		Doniphan	43	Low
8		Doniphan	42	Low		1973
9	Gsd No. 11-13	Brown	41	Low		2000
10		Leavenworth	41	Low
11	Dd No 7	Greenwood	40	Low		2009
12	Gs Dd No 8-2	Brown	39	Low		1990
13	Dd No 18-8	Brown	39	Significant	Fair	1999
14		Doniphan	39	Low
15		Doniphan	39	Low		1974
16	Gs Dd No 3-18	Jackson	39	Low		1990
17	Gs Dd No C-37 (elkcreekgs-32)	Jackson	39	Low		2003
18	Warnick Dam	Leavenworth	39	Low
19	Gs Dd No B-69	Atchison	38	Low		1994
20	Gs Dd No B-33 (gc 22)	Atchison	38	Low
21	Gs Dd No 2-26	Brown	38	Low		1995
22		Doniphan	38	Low		1971
23		Doniphan	38	Low
24	Gs Dd No D-40	Jackson	38	Low		1998
25		Pottawatomie	38	Low		1977
26	Sedimentation Dam No 4	Woodson	38	Low		1991
27		Brown	37	Low		1975
28		Doniphan	36	Low
29		Doniphan	36	Low
30		Doniphan	36	Low
31	Dd No 33	Wabaunsee	36	Low		2000
32		Doniphan	35	Low
33		Doniphan	35	Low
34		Doniphan	35	Low
35	Gs Dd No B-55 (gc 27)	Atchison	34	Low
36	Gs Dd No C-42 (elk 23)	Jackson	34	Low
37	Gs Dd No 9-2	Brown	33	Low
38	Blakely-trompeter Gsd No 70	Brown	33	Low
39		Douglas	33	Low
40	Gsd No C-126 (elk 63)	Jackson	33	Low		1986
41		Leavenworth	33	Low		1974
42	Gs Dd No 4-1 (vermillion Creek)	Marshall	33	Low
43	Gsd No B-21 (gc 23)	Atchison	32	Low
44	Gs Dd No 8-3	Brown	32	Low		1994
45		Doniphan	32	Low
46	Gs Dd No 8-4	Douglas	32	Low		1991
47	Dd No D-14	Jackson	32	Significant	Fair	1990
48	Gs Dd No C-129	Jackson	32	Low
49	C-35 (elk Creek No. 31)	Jackson	32	Low		2002
50	Gs Dd No C-110 (elk Cr Gs-55a)	Jackson	32	Low
51		Jefferson	32	Low		1976
52		Brown	31	Low		1977
53		Brown	31	Low		1976
54	Gs Dd No 11-7	Brown	31	Low
55		Brown	31	Low		1975
56	White; H.r. & J.o. Gsd No 66	Brown	31	Low		1956
57		Doniphan	31	Low		1974
58		Nemaha	31	Low		2005
59		Nemaha	31	Low		1974
60		Brown	30	Low		1974
61		Doniphan	30	Low
62		Douglas	30	Low		1976
63		Leavenworth	30	Low		1974
64		Nemaha	30	Low
65		Nemaha	30	Low		1972
66		Nemaha	30	Low		1972
67	Gs Dd No 8-36 (burton-vermillion Creek)	Marshall	29	Low		1987
68	Pederson Gsd No 25	Brown	28	Low		1956
69	Dd No 104	Chase	28	Low		1994
70		Crawford	28	Low		2001
71		Douglas	28	Undetermined		1975
72		Douglas	28	Low		1976
73		Jackson	28	Low		1972
74	Gs No C-29(elk-9)	Jackson	28	Low		1991
75	Dd No D-60	Jefferson	28	Low		2006
76		Jefferson	28	Low		1977
77		Jefferson	28	Low		1978
78		Leavenworth	28	Low
79		Montgomery	28	Low
80		Nemaha	28	Low
81	28-10b	Nemaha	28	Low		2005
82	Gs Dd No 117	Shawnee	28	High	Not Rated	1990
83	Gs Dd No B-64 (gc 17)	Atchison	27	Low
84	Wenger Gsd No 39	Brown	27	Low		2003
85		Brown	27	Low		1974
86		Brown	27	Low
87		Doniphan	27	Low
88		Douglas	27	Low
89		Douglas	27	Low
90		Jackson	27	Low		1979
91		Nemaha	27	Low		1976
92		Nemaha	27	Low		1974
93		Nemaha	27	Low		1974
94	Dd No 6-22	Nemaha	27	Low		1994
95		Nemaha	27	Low		1975
96		Shawnee	27	Low
97		Shawnee	27	Low		1977
98		Atchison	26	Low
99	Gsd No B-61 (gc 19)	Atchison	26	Low
100		Brown	26	Low

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