Dams in Russell County, Kansas

37Total Dams

1High Hazard

0Significant

Dam Safety in Russell County, Kansas

Russell County has 37 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.

The average dam in Russell County is 65 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Wilson Dam at 152 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Wilson Dam	High	Not Available	152	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30		1937
	Low		30		1937
	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26		1965
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25		1947
	Low		24		1965
	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
	Low		24	Other	1966
	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		23		1960
	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
Fossil Creek Dam/wr# 36;680	Low		22		1998
	Low		20		1960
	Low		20		1955
	Low		20		1955
	Low		20		1960
	Low		20		1970
	Low		20		1960
	Low		20		1965
	Low		20		1967
	Low		20		1965
	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18		1970
	Low		18		1965
	Low		16		1960
	Low		16		1960
	Low		16		1955

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