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High Risk Dams in Kansas

Kansas has 75 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 323 high hazard dams in Kansas, 75 (23%) have concerning condition ratings — 74 rated poor and 1 rated unsatisfactory.

Condition scale, best to worst
  1. Satisfactory No existing or potential safety deficiencies recognized; acceptable performance expected under all loading conditions.
  2. Fair No deficiencies under normal operating conditions; a rare flood or earthquake could create one.
  3. Poor A safety deficiency is recognized under normal operating conditions; remedial action is necessary.
  4. Unsatisfactory Worst rating. The dam is considered unsafe; a deficiency requires immediate or emergency remedial action.

"Not rated" means no assessment is on file in the National Inventory of Dams.

DamCountyHeight (ft)ConditionLast inspectedPurposeYear
Cooling Lake Dam - Wolf Creek Unit 1Coffey82Poor04/06/20233 yrs agoOther1980
Dam No 4Linn68Poor04/26/20215 yrs agoRecreation1985
Lake SherwoodShawnee68Poor09/23/20215 yrs agoRecreation1964
Dam No 1Linn67Poor07/15/20215 yrs agoRecreation
Lake Estates Dam No 2Linn65Poor04/09/20206 yrs agoRecreation
Ft Scott Municipal DamBourbon62Poor04/26/20233 yrs agoWater Supply1959
Dd No 6-28 Lower Dam (sedan City Lake)Chautauqua60Poor04/28/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Dam No 2-6 (timber Hill Lake)Chautauqua59Poor01/03/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Frd No E-2Greenwood57Poor04/28/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1967
Frd No E-1Greenwood56Poor04/28/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Lakeview EstatesJohnson55Poor04/24/20206 yrs agoRecreation
Lake JivaroShawnee55Poor04/21/20224 yrs agoWater Supply1963
Frd No S-6Greenwood55Poor02/20/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Mpd No 4-16Hodgeman54Poor04/19/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction
Lake MiolaMiami54Poor10/24/20187 yrs agoWater Supply1957
Frd No 19Atchison54Poor04/27/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Frd No 4-6Butler54Poor12/01/20223 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1967
Barber State Fishing LakeBarber54Poor06/14/20224 yrs agoRecreation1954
Multiple Purpose Dam #6Dickinson52Poor04/30/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1982
Frd No 31Douglas51Poor05/04/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1971
Mcpherson State Fishing Lake Dam ImprovementsMcPherson51Poor06/16/20224 yrs agoRecreation1954
Frd No 5Atchison48Poor04/21/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Sabetha Country ClubNemaha47Poor09/05/20215 yrs agoOther1970
Frd No 2Ottawa47Poor03/31/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1974
Lebo City DamCoffey46Poor05/16/20233 yrs agoWater Supply1959
Frd No 6Pottawatomie46Poor04/28/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1976
Strowbridge DamOsage45Poor04/15/20224 yrs agoRecreation1966
Lake "d"Shawnee44Poor03/10/201115 yrs agoRecreation1965
Frd No 18Harvey44Poor04/13/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1979
Bayer Pond DamRiley42Poor07/26/20179 yrs agoRecreation
Dam No 3Linn42Poor07/15/20215 yrs agoRecreation
Frd No 1Dickinson42Poor04/22/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1973
Runnebaum DamLeavenworth41Poor02/15/20224 yrs agoRecreation1977
Frd No 19Harvey41Poor04/15/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction
Back-up Water SupplyWoodson41Poor11/02/20205 yrs agoWater Supply1936
Lake HeringtonDickinson40Poor03/01/20224 yrs agoRecreation1923
Frd No T-4Brown40Poor03/16/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Cedar Lake (old Olathe Lake)Johnson39Poor04/10/20206 yrs agoWater Supply1931
Frd No I-1-25 (illinois Crkdam)Montgomery39Poor11/12/20196 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Dd No 4-14aHodgeman38Poor04/19/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction
Santa Fe Lake DamButler38Poor03/10/20215 yrs agoRecreation1927
Hawkins DamRawlins38Poor04/18/20233 yrs agoOther1967
Spring Hill Water Supply DamJohnson37Poor12/02/20214 yrs agoWater Supply1953
Mission LakeBrown36Poor04/30/20215 yrs agoWater Supply1924
Sarcoxie Lake DamLeavenworth35Poor04/30/20206 yrs agoRecreation1965
Frd No 5Shawnee34Poor05/04/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1972
Frd No T-3Brown34Poor03/16/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Ottawa State Fishing LakeOttawa34Poor06/08/20224 yrs agoRecreation1927
Rogers DamRiley33Unsatisfactory02/19/201610 yrs agoFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Frd No 2-26Chautauqua33Poor01/03/20242 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Dd No 107Harvey32Poor04/04/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction2000
Gs Dd No 59Pottawatomie32Poor07/22/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1990
Garrett DamOsage32Poor09/22/20206 yrs agoFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Mellott Timberlake DamWyandotte32Poor04/16/20197 yrs agoRecreation
Dam No 4Linn32Poor08/23/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Rimrock DamGeary31Poor05/27/201511 yrs agoRecreation
Frd No 1 (spillman Creek)Lincoln31Poor04/23/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1972
Frd No 6Butler30Poor04/12/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1982
Seven Hills DamJohnson30Poor04/14/20233 yrs agoRecreation1965
Fun Valley DamWyandotte30Poor08/04/20215 yrs agoRecreation2005
US 77 Road Fill DamRiley29Poor04/21/20233 yrs agoOther1967
Doniphan28Poor08/13/20197 yrs ago1964
Frd No 1Jefferson27Poor04/08/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
Dd No B-1Gray27Poor03/19/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1961
Legacy LakesShawnee26Poor09/19/20224 yrs agoFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1966
McPherson25Poor04/01/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Lincoln25Poor06/17/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Frd No 24Rush25Poor04/08/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1983
Beech Lake DamSedgwick25Poor04/20/20224 yrs agoRecreation1953
Dd No A-1Gray24Poor03/19/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1961
Upper DamButler22Poor04/29/20215 yrs agoFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Dd No 8-5Douglas22Poor04/29/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1995
South FriscoJohnson22Poor04/05/20224 yrs agoOther1868
Dam No 1Wyandotte20Poor03/28/20224 yrs agoRecreation1940
Dd No E-1Gray19Poor03/19/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1959

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