72Total Dams
2High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Gosper County, Nebraska
Gosper County has 72 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. Currently, 26 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Gosper County is 61 years old. The most common purpose is other. The tallest dam is Elwood Dam at 118 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood Dam | High | Fair | 118 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Johnson Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 47 | Hydroelectric | 1941 |
| East Phillips | Low | Satisfactory | 63 | Hydroelectric | 1941 |
| Gosper County 731 Road Dam | Low | Poor | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| West Phillips | Low | Satisfactory | 43 | Hydroelectric | 1941 |
| Boren Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 39 | Other | 2002 |
| Holen Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Gross Dam 8290 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Other | 1960 |
| Knoerzer Dam North | Low | Poor | 35 | Other | 2010 |
| Maschhoffs Lagoon Dam 4057 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 1980 |
| Knapple | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Irrigation | 1941 |
| Fader Stewart Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Phillips | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Hydroelectric | 1941 |
| Gruber West Dam | Low | Poor | 30 | Other | 1967 |
| Keller Dam 739 | Low | Poor | 29 | Other | 1963 |
| Keller Lagoon 1 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Other | 2006 |
| Wendland Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Other | 1960 |
| Chambers Graf Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Other | 1959 |
| Flammang Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Stagemeyer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Other | 1959 |
| Gruber East Dam | Low | Poor | 24 | Other | 1967 |
| Weber Dam 4056 | Low | Fair | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Robinson Dam 1715 | Low | Satisfactory | 23 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Andrews Dam 4054 | Low | Poor | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Knoerzer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1967 |
| King Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Drive 733 Road Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Bailey Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1962 |
| Nelson Dam 3511 | Low | Poor | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Dickmeyer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Meyerle Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Nelson Dam 4095 | Low | Poor | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Belf Muddy Creek 1 | Low | Fair | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Petermann Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Hemelstrand Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Helms Dam 3623 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Meyer South Dam | Low | Fair | 18 | Other | 1972 |
| Carlson Dam 2 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Essmeger Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Salisbury Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Deterding Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Monter Dam 1351 | Low | Poor | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Anderson Dam 1329 | Low | Poor | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 |
| Tull-albers Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Other | 1980 |
| Ebmeier Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Kuck Dam 9125 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1960 |
| Esslinger Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Other | 1955 |
| Meyer Dam 3617 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Phillippi Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Schilling Dam 2 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1960 |
| Hibbs Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Schrock Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Other | 1972 |
| Gosper County Road Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Scott Dam 745 | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Other | 1957 |
| Brell Dam | Low | Poor | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Getty Dam | Low | Poor | 14 | Other | 1963 |
| Rosfeld Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Bogle Dam 2 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Smithfield Pasture Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Barnett Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Other | 1961 |
| Gross Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Umberger Dam | Low | Fair | 13 | Other | 1960 |
| Bellamy Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Hilger Dam 1343 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Gregg Dam 1340 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Bergstresser Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Other | 1959 |
| Meyers Dam | Low | Poor | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Breinig-schutz Dam | Low | Poor | 10 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Meyer West Dam | Low | Poor | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Leising Reservoir Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 9 | Other | 1979 |
| Packer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Other | 1950 |
| Gross Dam 2 | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |