Hydroelectric Dams in Nebraska

Nebraska has 33 hydroelectric dams, of which 5 carry a high hazard classification. The dam generates hydroelectric power by channeling water through turbines, converting the energy of flowing water into electricity.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Kingsley	Keith	162	High	Fair	1941
2	Big Plum Creek	Dawson	74	Low	Satisfactory	1941
3	East Phillips	Gosper	63	Low	Satisfactory	1941
4	Central Midway	Dawson	60	Low	Satisfactory	1941
5	Schmeeckle	Dawson	59	Low	Satisfactory	1941
6	Gallagher	Dawson	54	Low	Satisfactory	1941
7	Glen Young	Dawson	53	Low	Satisfactory	1941
8	Johnson Lake Dam	Gosper	47	High		1941
9	Maloney	Lincoln	44	High	Satisfactory	1935
10	Walker	Dawson	43	Low	Satisfactory	1941
11	West Phillips	Gosper	43	Low	Satisfactory	1941
12	West Midway Canyon	Dawson	38	Low	Satisfactory	1941
13	West Snell	Lincoln	37	Low	Satisfactory	1941
14	Boxelder Canyon	Lincoln	35	Low	Satisfactory	1941
15	Cottonwood Canyon	Lincoln	33	Low	Satisfactory	1941
16	Target Canyon	Lincoln	32	Low	Satisfactory	1941
17	Phillips	Gosper	31	Low	Satisfactory	1941
18	Sutherland	Lincoln	30	High	Satisfactory	1935
19	Kearney Dam	Buffalo	27	High	Satisfactory	1885
20	Lake North	Platte	27	Low	Satisfactory	1937
21	Snell Canyon	Lincoln	26	Low	Satisfactory	1941
22	Brown	Dawson	25	Low	Satisfactory	1941
23	Hiles Canyon	Dawson	25	Low	Satisfactory	1941
24	Middle Snell	Lincoln	25	Low	Satisfactory	1941
25	West Conroy Dam	Lincoln	25	Low	Satisfactory	1941
26	Dead End	Dawson	23	Low	Satisfactory	1941
27	Diversion Dam	Lincoln	23	Low	Satisfactory	1941
28	Holmesville Power Plant Dam	Gage	22	Low	Satisfactory	1910
29	Keystone Diversion	Keith	20	Low	Satisfactory	1935
30	Henderson	Dawson	19	Low	Satisfactory	1941
31	Jensen	Dawson	18	Low	Satisfactory	1941
32	Korty Diversion	Keith	15	Low	Satisfactory	1935
33	Little Plum Creek	Dawson	8	Low	Satisfactory	1941

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