Dams in Ellis County, Kansas

31Total Dams

1High Hazard

1Significant

Dam Safety in Ellis County, Kansas

Ellis County has 31 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 1 carry a significant hazard classification.

The average dam in Ellis County is 61 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Recreation Dam No 2 at 45 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Chetolah Creek Dd	High	Fair	26	Flood Risk Reduction	1966
	Significant		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Recreation Dam No 2	Low		45	Recreation	1966
Gassaway Dam	Low		39		1963
	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1936
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
R I Hall Stockwater Dam	Low		30		1971
	Low		29	Irrigation
Kraus Dam	Low		29		1969
	Low		28		1973
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27		1964
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		24		1967
	Low		24	Recreation
	Low		23		1974
	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		23		1955
	Low		22		1971
	Low		21		1969
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20		1978
Ks Id No623 Reasign By 1981ndi	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20		1970
	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18	Water Supply	1937
	Low		17		1970
	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		16		1965

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