Dams in Lyon County, Kansas

117Total Dams

1High Hazard

11Significant

Dam Safety in Lyon County, Kansas

Lyon County has 117 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 11 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Lyon County is 45 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Lyon County State Fishing Lake at 55 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Dd No 126	High	Satisfactory	26	Flood Risk Reduction	1987
Frd No 3-7	Significant	Satisfactory	51	Flood Risk Reduction	1971
Admire-allen City Lake (karen Laue Dam)	Significant	Poor	42	Water Supply	1967
Frd No 3-1	Significant	Satisfactory	40	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Dd No 108 (huffman)	Significant	Satisfactory	31	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 18	Significant	Satisfactory	29	Flood Risk Reduction	2006
Dd No 205	Significant	Satisfactory	28	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 111	Significant	Satisfactory	26	Flood Risk Reduction
Frd 115	Significant	Satisfactory	25	Flood Risk Reduction	2002
North Star Subdivision Dam	Significant	Fair	25	Other	1968
West Dam	Significant		23	Recreation
Dcc - Site 1	Significant		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	2001
Lyon County State Fishing Lake	Low		55		1933
Frd No 2-3	Low		45	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Olpe City Lake	Low	Fair	43	Water Supply	1965
Frd No 2-4	Low		43	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Frd No 2-1	Low		41	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Frd No 3	Low		37	Flood Risk Reduction	1988
Frd No 6-7	Low		37	Flood Risk Reduction	1966
Dd No 203	Low		35	Flood Risk Reduction	1988
Frd No 6	Low		34	Flood Risk Reduction
Frd No 7	Low		33	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 201 (dickson)	Low		33	Flood Risk Reduction
Frd No 6-4	Low		33	Flood Risk Reduction	1966
	Low		32	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 106	Low		32	Flood Risk Reduction	2003
Frd No 6-3	Low		32	Flood Risk Reduction	1966
Frd No 3-6	Low		31	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1969
Dd No 232	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1983
Dd No 117	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1989
Dd No 102	Low	Satisfactory	30	Flood Risk Reduction	2001
Dd No 110	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1979
Penny Dam	Low	Fair	29		1999
Dd No 108	Low		29	Flood Risk Reduction	1997
Dd No 103	Low		29	Flood Risk Reduction	2002
Dd No 104 (wilmore)	Low		29	Flood Risk Reduction	1978
Dd No 14	Low		28	Flood Risk Reduction	1998
Dd No 126	Low		28	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 125	Low		28	Flood Risk Reduction
Frd No 1	Low		28	Flood Risk Reduction	1985
Dd No 101	Low	Satisfactory	28	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 204	Low		28	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27		1972
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Recreation	2004
Dd No 202	Low		27	Flood Risk Reduction	1982
Dd No 107	Low		27	Flood Risk Reduction	1994
Dd No 104	Low		27	Flood Risk Reduction	1997
Frd No 3-5	Low		27	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
	Low		25		2006
	Low		25		1974
Dd No 5	Low		25	Flood Risk Reduction	1991
Dd No 110	Low		25	Flood Risk Reduction	1980
Dd No 122	Low		25	Flood Risk Reduction	1995
Paul Debauge Dam	Low	Satisfactory	25	Recreation	1968
Dd No 108	Low		25	Flood Risk Reduction	1980
	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Dd No 125	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction	1988
Mcgrew Reservoir	Low		24	Recreation	2004
Dd No 242	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction	1999
Frd No 4	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction	1985
Dd No 102	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction	2003
Mallon Lake	Low		23	Recreation	2001
Dd No 20	Low		23	Flood Risk Reduction	2001
Dd No 115	Low		23	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 103	Low		23	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 105	Low		23	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		22		1976
	Low		22		1960
Dd No 2	Low		22	Flood Risk Reduction	2004
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Dd No 107	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
Dd No 112	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 106	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction	1982
	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20		1960
	Low		20		1970
	Low		20		1975
	Low		20		1970
	Low		20		1960
	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20		1967
Stockwater (domestic Use)	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Dd No 106	Low	Satisfactory	20	Flood Risk Reduction	1995
Kars14	Low		20		1960
Dd No 103	Low		20	Flood Risk Reduction	2012
	Low	Not Available	19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1975
	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Site No. 129	Low		19	Flood Risk Reduction	1988
Dd No 124	Low		19	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		18		1955
	Low		18		1960
	Low		18		1967
	Low		18		1965
	Low		18		1960
	Low		18		1968
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18		1960
Dd No 128	Low		18	Flood Risk Reduction	1987
	Low		18		1955
Dd No 110	Low		18	Flood Risk Reduction	1999
Dd No 109	Low		18	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2003
	Low		16	Recreation	2001
	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		16		1967
	Low		15		1965
	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1979
	Low		14		1967
	Low		7	Recreation

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