Dams in Wabaunsee County, Kansas

59Total Dams

3High Hazard

3Significant

Dam Safety in Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Wabaunsee County has 59 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 3 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 Wabaunsee County is 38 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is at 80 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Lake Wabaunsee Dam	High	Satisfactory	66	Water Supply	1996
153	High	Satisfactory	32	Flood Risk Reduction	2007
Mcfarland Detention Dam	High	Fair	19	Flood Risk Reduction	1947
Multipurpose Site No 53	Significant	Fair	63	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 22	Significant	Satisfactory	34	Flood Risk Reduction	2005
	Significant	Unsatisfactory	19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		80	Water Supply	1966
Harveyville Waterworks Dam	Low		58	Water Supply	1960
Dd No 23-52	Low		53	Flood Risk Reduction
Lagoon Number 1	Low		48	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1980
Site No 15	Low		48	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1981
162	Low		48	Flood Risk Reduction	2006
Dd No 39	Low		46	Flood Risk Reduction	1992
#154	Low		44	Flood Risk Reduction	2006
Dd No 11	Low	Fair	44	Flood Risk Reduction	1997
Dd No 63	Low		43	Flood Risk Reduction
Frd No 38	Low		43	Flood Risk Reduction	1987
Dd No 48	Low		41	Flood Risk Reduction	2010
	Low		40	Flood Risk Reduction	1980
Site No 17	Low		40	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1980
Dd No 9	Low		40	Flood Risk Reduction	2001
111	Low	Satisfactory	39	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 55	Low	Satisfactory	39	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 25	Low		38	Flood Risk Reduction	2008
Site 51	Low		38	Flood Risk Reduction	2003
Dd No 26	Low		37	Flood Risk Reduction	1995
Dd No 33	Low		36	Debris Control	2000
Dd No 155	Low		36	Flood Risk Reduction	2002
Frd No 14	Low		36	Flood Risk Reduction	1990
Dd No 25-66	Low		36	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 24	Low		36	Flood Risk Reduction
Dd No 25-31	Low		35	Flood Risk Reduction
	Low		34	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	2007
Site No 16	Low		34	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Frd No 30-21	Low		34	Flood Risk Reduction	1979
Dd No 12	Low		31	Flood Risk Reduction
Site 152	Low		31	Flood Risk Reduction	2002
Dd No 23	Low		31	Flood Risk Reduction	1994
Dd No 124	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1991
	Low		29	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
Dd No 8	Low		29	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
Dd No 6a	Low		29	Flood Risk Reduction	2001
Dd No 45	Low		28	Flood Risk Reduction	1989
Dd No 116	Low	Fair	28	Flood Risk Reduction	2005
	Low		27		1967
	Low		27		1966
	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Bandy Reservoir	Low		27	Fish and Wildlife Pond
	Low		26		1976
	Low		26		1966
	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		26		1956
Dd No 248	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
Dd No 107	Low		23	Flood Risk Reduction	1982
	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Low		11	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
	Undetermined		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
Site No 10	Undetermined		25	Other	1980
	Undetermined		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972

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