Dams in Jefferson County, Kansas

339Total Dams

5High Hazard

3Significant

Dam Safety in Jefferson County, Kansas

Jefferson County has 339 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 5 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Jefferson County is 54 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Perry Dam at 121 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Perry Dam	High	Not Available	121	Flood Risk Reduction	1966
Lake Dabinawa	High	Satisfactory	60	Recreation	1958
Frd No 3	High	Fair	30	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Gigstad	High		29	Irrigation
Frd No 1	High	Poor	27	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Dd No G-17 (hodges)	Significant	Satisfactory	47	Flood Risk Reduction	1977
	Significant	Not Rated	32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
Estes Dam No 1	Significant	Poor	23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1963
	Low		53	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
G-25	Low		49	Flood Risk Reduction	2011
Camp Jayhawk Dam	Low		45	Recreation	1947
Tiemann Dam	Low		44	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1963
E-21b	Low		42	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Oskaloosa Water Supply Dam	Low		40	Water Supply	1954
Horse Creek Lodge	Low		40	Recreation	1971
	Low		39		1971
	Low		38	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Glasgow Dam	Low		38	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1976
Dam No 1	Low		38	Flood Risk Reduction	1954
	Low		37		1971
Dd No D-49	Low	Not Rated	37	Flood Risk Reduction	2010
	Low		36		1958
	Low		36	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1966
	Low		36	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Valley Falls Water Supply Dam	Low		36	Water Supply	1954
	Low		35		1960
	Low		35	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
Gs Dd No G-44 (sailor)	Low		35	Flood Risk Reduction	1981
	Low	Not Available	34	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
	Low		34		1969
	Low		34		1972
	Low		34	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		34		1970
	Low		34	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		34	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		33		1974
	Low		33		1968
	Low		33		1972
	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		33		1974
	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		33		1968
	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Gs Dd No E-9 (kirkham)	Low		33	Flood Risk Reduction	1983
	Low		32		1960
	Low		32		1978
	Low		32		1972
	Low		32		1973
	Low		32		1966
	Low		32		1974
	Low		32		1977
	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		32	Debris Control	1976
	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Dd No D-55	Low		32	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No E-5	Low		32	Flood Risk Reduction	2012
	Low		31		1972
	Low		31		1974
	Low		31		1971
	Low		31		1969
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1966
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1970
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
Oskaloosa City Lake Dam	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Frd No 2	Low		31	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
	Low		30		1967
	Low		30		1974
	Low		30		1969
	Low		30		1969
	Low	Not Available	30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
	Low		30		1969
	Low		30		1967
	Low		30		1968
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1962
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1967
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1977
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30		1974
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1967
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Estes Dam No 2	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction
Dam No 2	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1954
Dd No B-37 (teaford)	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1977
	Low		29		1974
	Low		29		1972
	Low		29		1974
	Low		29		1966
	Low		29		1970
	Low		29		1975
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1968
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1998
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Heston Dam	Low		29	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1997
	Low		29	Flood Risk Reduction
Gs Dd No G-20 (perdue)	Low		29	Flood Risk Reduction	1970
Dd No E-28 (big-6)	Low		29	Flood Risk Reduction	1977
	Low		28		1977
	Low		28		1958
	Low		28		1967
	Low	Not Available	28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1964
	Low		28		1966
	Low		28		1967
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1970
	Low		28		1961
	Low		28		1974
	Low		28		1964
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1969
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Dd No D-60	Low		28	Debris Control	2006
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1967
	Low		28	Debris Control	1977
	Low		28	Debris Control	1978
Flanders Dam	Low	Not Available	28	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
Gs Dd No D-64	Low		28	Flood Risk Reduction	1988
Varner Dam No 2	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1962
	Low		27		1978
	Low		27		1965
	Low		27		1972
	Low	Not Available	27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
	Low		27		1966
	Low		27		1976
	Low		27		1969
	Low		27		1964
	Low		27		1975
	Low		27		1964
	Low		27		1972
	Low		27		1962
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27		1967
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1977
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1966
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low	Not Available	26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1960
	Low		26		1959
	Low		26		1960
	Low		26		1957
	Low		26		1972
	Low		26		1967
	Low		26		1965
	Low		26		1968
	Low		26		1969
	Low		26		1973
	Low		26		1966
	Low		26		1958
	Low		26		1976
	Low		26		1971
	Low		26		1958
	Low		26		1972
	Low		26		1966
	Low		26		1966
	Low		26		1957
	Low		26		1965
	Low		26		1958
	Low		26		1969
	Low		26		1965
	Low		26		1961
	Low		26		1961
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1959
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26		1974
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low	Not Available	26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1959
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
	Low		26		1973
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26		1958
	Low		26		1954
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1966
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Debris Control
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
Gs Dd No. E-14	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1991
Gs Dd No F-23	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1986
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25		1966
	Low		25		1974
	Low		25	Debris Control
	Low	Not Available	25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1986
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1975
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1977
	Low		25		1971
	Low		25		1978
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1998
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1977
	Low		25		1974
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25		1976
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1978
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Private Dam	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1999
Gs Dd No F-9	Low		25	Flood Risk Reduction	1997
	Low		24		1966
	Low		24		1963
	Low		24		1974
Irrigation Dam	Low		24	Recreation	1998
	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Hattemer Dam	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Gs Dd No G-2	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction	1997
Gs Dd No E-33	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction	1985
	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Village Greens; Inc.	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
	Low		21	Recreation
	Low		21		1966
	Low		21		1976
	Low		21		1968
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1970
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		21	Other
Gs Dd No G-9 (johnson)	Low		20	Flood Risk Reduction
Wahaus Dam	Low		19		2005
	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1970
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1970
Gigstad Dam	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Undetermined	Not Available	29	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
	Undetermined		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1969
	Undetermined		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
	Undetermined		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971

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