Dams in Sedgwick County, Kansas

85Total Dams

10High Hazard

3Significant

Dam Safety in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Sedgwick County has 85 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 10 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Sedgwick County is 69 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Cheney Dam at 126 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Cheney Dam	High	Not Available	126	Flood Risk Reduction	1965
Lake Afton Dam	High	Satisfactory	55	Recreation	1942
Frd No 20	High	Fair	34	Flood Risk Reduction	1979
Frd No R-1	High	Satisfactory	29	Flood Risk Reduction	1972
Dd No. 107	High	Fair	25	Flood Risk Reduction	1987
Beech Lake Dam	High	Poor	25	Recreation	1953
Andale Frd No A-2	High	Fair	24	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Fawn Lake Dam	High		14	Recreation	1950
Haley Dam	High		11	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1950
Colwich Park Dam	High	Fair	10		2008
	Significant		13		1957
Willow Lake	Significant	Fair	12	Recreation
	Significant		11	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Frd No 3	Low		32	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Lake Waltanna	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Frd No R-3	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Frd No L-1	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
W. Morris A.k.a. Super's Dam	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Ast Dam	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1958
	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Lake 40 & 8 Dam	Low		20	Recreation
	Low		18		1935
	Low		18		1952
	Low		18		1970
Impoundment 4	Low		18		1941
Frd No 12a	Low		18	Flood Risk Reduction	1985
	Low		17		1936
	Low		17		1970
	Low		17		1947
Dd No 3	Low		17	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		16		1939
	Low		16		1945
	Low		16		1936
	Low		16		1957
	Low		16		1953
	Low		16		1952
	Low		16		1970
	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		16	Debris Control
	Low		15		1955
	Low		15		1957
	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		15		1954
	Low		15		1957
	Low		15		1951
	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Wattles Lake	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	2003
Columbian Acres Dam No 2	Low		15	Recreation	1953
	Low		14		1950
	Low		14		1946
	Low		14		1959
	Low		14		1957
	Low		14		1957
	Low		14		1953
	Low		14		1940
	Low		14		1953
Fantasea Lake	Low		14	Recreation
Impoundment 3	Low		14		1952
	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1954
Strunk (legg) Dam	Low		14	Recreation	1941
Morrison Dam	Low		14	Recreation	1948
2206 E 101st St N - Valley Center Ks	Low		14		1960
	Low		13		1948
	Low		13	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
	Low		13		1947
Livingston Dam	Low		13	Recreation	1957
Columbian Acres Dam No 1	Low		13	Recreation	1953
	Low		12		1956
	Low		12		1954
	Low		12		1965
	Low		12	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1940
Moxley Dam	Low		12	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		11		1954
	Low		11		1943
	Low		11		1946
	Low		11		1966
	Low		11		1961
	Low		10	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		10		1955
	Low	Not Available	9	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
	Undetermined	Not Available	15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Lower Rock Lake	Undetermined		12	Recreation

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