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

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