Dams in Ellsworth County, Kansas

65Total Dams

2High Hazard

0Significant

Dam Safety in Ellsworth County, Kansas

Ellsworth County has 65 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life.

The average dam in Ellsworth County is 66 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Kanopolis Dam at 131 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Kanopolis Dam	High	Not Available	131	Flood Risk Reduction	1948
East Elkhorn Creek Dam	High	Fair	32	Other	1954
Holyrood Lake	Low		36	Recreation	1937
	Low		33		1970
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1984
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction	1975
	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		23	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		22	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction	1972
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20		1975
	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20	Flood Risk Reduction	1976
	Low		19		1964
	Low		19	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1970
	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		17		1948
	Low		17	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		17	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		17		1967
	Low		17		1949
	Low		16		1950
	Low		16		1967
	Low		16		1949
	Low		16		1952
	Low		16		1946
	Low		16		1948
	Low		16	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		16		1950
	Low		16		1967
	Low		16	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		16	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		16	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		15		1963
	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		14		1948
	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		14		1964
	Low		13		1965
	Low		13		1968
	Low		13		1952
	Low		13	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		12		1946
	Low		12	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
	Low		11	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1950
	Low		10		1965
	Low		10		1967
	Low		10		1948
	Undetermined		14	Flood Risk Reduction	1972

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