Tallest Dams in Kansas

Kansas has 6469 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Cedar Bluff Dam at 202 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Cedar Bluff Dam	Trego	202	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1951
2	Gs Dd No C-127	Jackson	169	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1996
3	Kirwin Dam	Phillips	169	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1955
4	Tuttle Creek Dam - Blue Rapids Levee	Marshall	157	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1963
5	Wilson Dam	Russell	152	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1964
6	Milford Dam	Geary	147	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1966
7	Glen Elder Cawker City Dike	Mitchell	142	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1969
8	Glen Elder Dam	Mitchell	142	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1969
9	Wyandotte County Lake Dam	Wyandotte	139	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1941
10	Kanopolis Dam	Ellsworth	131	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1948
11	Norton Dam	Norton	131	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1964
12	Cheney Dam	Sedgwick	126	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1965
13	Melvern Dam	Osage	123	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1972
14	Perry Dam	Jefferson	121	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1966
15	Clinton Dam	Douglas	116	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1977
16	Jeffrey Energy Center-auxiliary Make-up	Pottawatomie	114	Earth	Other	High
17	Pomona Dam	Osage	111	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1963
18	Jeffrey Energy Center- Make Up Lake Dam	Pottawatomie	107		Other	High	1977
19		Pottawatomie	106		Other	Undetermined
20	Hillsdale Dam	Miami	105	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1981
21	Council Grove Dam	Morris	105	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1964
22	El Dorado Dam	Butler	99	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1981
23	Otis Creek Dam (mpd No W-7)	Greenwood	94	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1971
24	Fall River Dam	Greenwood	94	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1948
25	Lovewell Dam	Jewell	93	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1957
26	Timber Creek Mpd No 29	Cowley	91	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1970
27	Glen Elder Downs Protective Dike	Osborne	90	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1969
28	Toronto Dam	Woodson	90	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1960
29	Mpd No. 4-10 (horsethief Reservoir)	Hodgeman	88	Earth	Recreation	High	2009
30	John Redmond Dam - Hartford Levee	Coffey	87	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1964
31	Frd No 36	Elk	87	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Significant	1974
32	Big Hill Dam	Labette	83	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1981
33	Cooling Lake Dam - Wolf Creek Unit 1	Coffey	82	Earth	Other	High	1980
34	Jeffrey Engergy Center-bottom Ash Storage (tower Hill Lake)	Pottawatomie	81	Earth	Other	Significant
35		Wabaunsee	80		Water Supply	Low	1966
36	High Prairie Lake	Leavenworth	78	Earth	Recreation	Low
37	Leavenworth State Lake Dam	Leavenworth	77	Earth	Fish and Wildlife Pond	High	1994
38	Dam No 18-26 (boy Scout Lake)	Chautauqua	76	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1965
39	Lacygne Lake Dam	Linn	76	Earth	Other	High	1971
40	Lake Shawnee	Shawnee	76	Earth	Recreation	High	1937
41	Clark State Fishing Lake	Clark	75	Earth		Low	1934
42	Council Grove City Lake Dam	Morris	75	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1942
43	Frd No 21	Osage	74	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1978
44	Frd No 12	Cowley	72	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1967
45	Shawnee Mission Park Dam	Johnson	72	Earth	Recreation	High	1958
46	Critzer Dam	Linn	72	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	2006
47	Lone Star Lake	Douglas	71	Concrete	Recreation	High	1939
48	Cedar Creek Reservoir	Anderson	70	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High
49	Douglas County State Lake Dam	Douglas	70	Earth	Fish and Wildlife Pond	High	1961
50	Frd No 18	Elk	70	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1976

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