65Total Dams
2High Hazard
5Significant
Dam Safety in Frontier County, Nebraska
Frontier County has 65 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 5 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 17 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Frontier County is 56 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Medicine Creek Dam at 165 ft.
Explore more: Oldest dams in Nebraska · Tallest dams · High risk dams · Largest reservoirs
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Creek Dam | High | Not assessed | 165 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1949 |
| Red Willow Dam | High | Not assessed | 126 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Upper Medicine Creek 370 | Significant | Satisfactory | 77 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Upper Medicine Creek 390-b | Significant | Satisfactory | 77 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Lower Medicine Creek 200 | Significant | Satisfactory | 76 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Lower Medicine Creek 160 | Significant | Fair | 73 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Upper Medicine Creek 410 | Significant | Satisfactory | 70 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Upper Medicine Creek 80-a | Low | Satisfactory | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1982 |
| Ruggles Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Houser Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Dry Creek 3-b | Low | Satisfactory | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Dry Creek 2-b | Low | Fair | 40 | Other | 1959 |
| Nelsen Dam 4068 | Low | Poor | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Sughrone Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Dry Creek 1-b | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Monter Group Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Berke Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 |
| Frontier Farms Farrow Lagoon Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 33 | Other | 2000 |
| Sayer Dam 2 | Low | Poor | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Dry Creek 1-a | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Elson Detention Dam 1-n | Low | Fair | 32 | Other | 1966 |
| Easterday Road Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Other | 1976 |
| Gilliland Dam 1 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Elson Detention Dam 1-s | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Dry Creek 2-a | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Frontier County Finishers Lagoon Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Other | 1993 |
| Davis Dam 719 | Low | Poor | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Farr Dam | Low | Poor | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Farr Dam 4043 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Gosper Finish Lagoon 2 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 28 | Other | 2006 |
| Garlick Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 2009 |
| Sayer Dam 3 | Low | Satisfactory | 26 | Other | 1966 |
| Wood Dam 1460 | Low | Poor | 26 | Other | 1969 |
| Campbell Dam 1446 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Stubble Field Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Weeth Lagoon 2 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Other | 1995 |
| Hinton Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Zysset Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Dll Farms Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Nelsen Dam 4038 | Low | Poor | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Teel Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 |
| Road 737 Frontier County Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Road 728 Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1950 |
| Mitchell Creek Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1980 |
| Durner Dam 1 | Low | Fair | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Wintermute Dam | Low | Fair | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Druse Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Dwinell Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Road 391 County Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Koch Dam 1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1966 |
| Frontier County Road Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Walther Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Frontier County Road Dam 2 | Low | Poor | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Lashley Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1956 |
| Brockmeier Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Road 731 County Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Haegele Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Other | 1957 |
| Koch Dam 4052 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Hueftle Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Monter Dam 1453 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Koch Dam 8760 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Other | 1960 |
| Belf Coon Creek 1 | Low | Fair | 12 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1950 |
| County Road 387 Dam | Low | Poor | 11 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Sergel Dam | Low | Poor | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Dawson County Road Dam 9 | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Other | 1962 |