Dams in Osborne County, Kansas

101Total Dams

1High Hazard

2Significant

Dam Safety in Osborne County, Kansas

Osborne County has 101 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 2 carry a significant hazard classification.

The average dam in Osborne County is 73 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Glen Elder Downs Protective Dike at 90 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Glen Elder Downs Protective Dike	High	Not Available	90	Flood Risk Reduction	1969
	Significant		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1937
Kars #838 Add-on	Significant		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Storer Detention Dam	Low		60	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		40	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1969
	Low		38	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1969
	Low		37	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1936
	Low		37	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1969
	Low		37	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1970
	Low		35	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		31	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		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1947
	Low		27		1962
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26		1948
	Low		26		1956
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low	Not Available	25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Frd No 9 (spillman Creek)	Low		25	Flood Risk Reduction	1986
	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		23		1996
	Low		23		1955
	Low		23		1966
	Low		22		1964
	Low		22		1968
	Low		22		1960
	Low		22		1965
	Low		22		1970
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		21		1960
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		21		1970
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20		1964
	Low		20	Flood Risk Reduction	1946
	Low		20		1945
	Low		20		1965
	Low		20		1931
	Low		20		1937
	Low		20		1962
	Low		20		1958
	Low		20		1957
	Low		20		1936
	Low		20		1947
	Low		20		1937
	Low		20		1939
	Low		20		1947
	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		19		1936
	Low		19		1937
	Low		19		1933
	Low		19		1948
	Low		19		1938
Koelling Dam	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Kars469	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1946
	Low		18		1949
	Low		18		1962
	Low		18		1946
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1967
	Low		18		1935
	Low		18		1941
	Low		18		1943
	Low		18		1935
	Low		18		1939
	Low		18		1943
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18		1966
	Low		17		1934
	Low		17		1970
	Low		17		1939
	Low		17		1934
	Low	Not Available	17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1970
	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		17		1960
	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1946
	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		16		1938
	Low		15		1955
	Low		15		1930
	Low	Not Available	15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1969
	Low		15		1950
	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1965
	Low		14		1950
	Low		14		1948
	Low		14		1947
Private Dam	Low		14
	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		13		1961
	Low		13	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
	Low		12	Water Supply	1950
	Undetermined	Not Available	25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
	Undetermined		16	Flood Risk Reduction	1971

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