Dams in Saline County, Kansas

106Total Dams

1High Hazard

2Significant

Dam Safety in Saline County, Kansas

Saline County has 106 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 Saline County is 60 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is at 35 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Us Highway 81 Roadfill Dam	High	Satisfactory	33	Other	1967
	Significant		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1963
Rolling Hills Ranch	Significant	Fair	18	Recreation	1965
	Low		35	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		35	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26		1955
	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1972
	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		25	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
	Low		25	Irrigation	1979
	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction	1975
	Low		23		1953
	Low		23		1967
	Low		23		1967
Bengtson Dam	Low		23		1958
	Low		22		1961
	Low		22		1969
	Low		22		1969
	Low	Not Available	22	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Rolling Hills Refuge	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	2004
Peterson; Rita M.	Low		22	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		21		1955
	Low		21		1966
	Low		21		1956
	Low		21		1964
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Forsberg Dam	Low		21		1956
Laas Dam	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1965
	Low		20		1975
	Low		20		1970
	Low		20		1967
	Low		20		1975
	Low		20		1972
	Low		20		1964
	Low		20		1967
	Low		20		1970
	Low		20	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low	Not Available	20	Recreation	1949
	Low		20		1965
	Low		20	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
	Low		20		1965
	Low		19
	Low		19		1965
	Low		19		1954
	Low		19		1963
	Low		19	Debris Control	1965
	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1971
Norton Dam (sundowner West Dam)	Low		19	Recreation	1970
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18		1963
	Low		18		1966
	Low		18		1965
	Low		18		1956
	Low		18		1962
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1965
	Low	Not Available	18	Flood Risk Reduction	1965
	Low		18		1961
	Low		18		1976
	Low		18		1964
	Low		18		1952
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18		1960
	Low		18	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
	Low	Not Available	18	Flood Risk Reduction	1974
Pond No. 2	Low		18	Irrigation	2006
	Low		17		1954
	Low		17		1963
	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		17		1954
	Low		17		1954
	Low		17		1961
	Low		17		1950
	Low		17		1966
	Low		17	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
	Low		17		1951
	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Ksnoname 3248	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1950
	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		16		1970
	Low		16		1975
	Low		16		1970
	Low		16		1974
	Low		16		1958
	Low		16		1964
	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	2004
	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1965
	Low		16	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low	Not Available	16	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
	Low		15		1956
	Low		15		1956
	Low		15		1966
	Low		15		1956
	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1980
	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1998
	Low		13		1952
	Low		13		1965
	Low		13		1956
	Low		13		1971

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