Dams in Linn County, Kansas
84Total Dams
12High Hazard
2Significant
Dam Safety in Linn County, Kansas
Linn County has 84 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 12 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 6 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Linn County is 54 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Lacygne Lake Dam at 76 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacygne Lake Dam | High | Fair | 76 | Other | 1971 |
| Critzer Dam | High | Satisfactory | 72 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2006 |
| Dam No 4 | High | Poor | 68 | Recreation | 1985 |
| Dam No 1 | High | Poor | 67 | Recreation | |
| Lake Estates Dam No 2 | High | Poor | 65 | Recreation | |
| Dam No 2 | High | Fair | 57 | Recreation | |
| Pleasanton City Lake Dam | High | Fair | 56 | Water Supply | 1968 |
| Lake Estates West | High | Satisfactory | 50 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Dam No 3 | High | Poor | 42 | Recreation | |
| Dam No 4 | High | Poor | 32 | Recreation | |
| Pleasanton Lake | High | Fair | 29 | Water Supply | 1935 |
| Lower West Lake Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1904 |
| Water Supply Lake | Significant | Fair | 32 | Water Supply | |
| Dam No 5 | Significant | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Chaparral | Low | 64 | Recreation | ||
| Wood Damc | Low | 53 | Recreation | 1992 | |
| Tanglewood Lake | Low | 48 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Delago | Low | 45 | Recreation | ||
| Low | 42 | 1964 | |||
| Low | 37 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | ||
| Parker City Dam | Low | 37 | Water Supply | 1962 | |
| Dam No 2 (10 Acre Lake) | Low | 36 | Recreation | ||
| Low | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Low | Not Available | 35 | Recreation | 1963 | |
| Low | 35 | Water Supply | 1959 | ||
| Indian Creek Project | Low | 34 | Other | 1989 | |
| Low | Poor | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Low | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Low | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Low | 31 | 1975 | |||
| Low | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Low | 30 | 1976 | |||
| Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Low | 30 | Irrigation | |||
| Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | ||
| Low | 30 | Irrigation | |||
| Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | ||
| Lake Timberline | Low | 30 | Recreation | ||
| Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 | ||
| Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | ||
| Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | ||
| Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 | ||
| Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | ||
| Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | ||
| Dam No 1 | Low | 26 | Recreation | ||
| Low | 25 | 1954 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Dam No 3 | Low | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Holiday Lakes Home Owners Assoc | Low | 25 | Recreation | 2004 | |
| 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 | 1967 | ||
| Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | ||
| Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Hines Pond | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 | |
| Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 | ||
| Low | 20 | 1955 | |||
| Low | 20 | 1975 | |||
| Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Low | 19 | ||||
| Low | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 | ||
| Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 | ||
| Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| P & M Coal Dam | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Stateline Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1971 |
| Pond | Low | 17 | Irrigation | 2004 | |
| Low | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 | ||
| Low | 16 | 1972 | |||
| Low | 15 | 2003 | |||
| Low | 13 | Recreation | |||
| Sediment Pond 315c | Low | 13 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Sediment Pond 325c | Low | 12 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Duck Club Dam | Low | 12 | 1955 | ||
| Low | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |||
| Sediment Pond 4a | Low | 9 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Sediment Pond 5 | Low | 9 | Flood Risk Reduction | ||
| Sc 35r | Low | 7 | Other | ||
| Undetermined | 16 | Recreation |