Dams in Lancaster County, Nebraska
141Total Dams
22High Hazard
14Significant
Dam Safety in Lancaster County, Nebraska
Lancaster County has 141 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 22 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 14 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 28 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Lancaster County is 49 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Branched Oak Dam at 80 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branched Oak Dam | High | Not Available | 80 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Pawnee Dam | High | Not Available | 71 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Conestoga Dam | High | Not Available | 65 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Antelope Creek Dam | High | Not Available | 61 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Yankee Hill Dam | High | Not Available | 60 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Upper Little Nemaha 21 | High | Satisfactory | 59 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1998 |
| North Oak Creek 1-a | High | Satisfactory | 54 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Upper Salt Creek 3-a | High | Satisfactory | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Stagecoach Dam | High | Not Available | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Bluestem Dam | High | Not Available | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Waterford Estates Dam | High | Satisfactory | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2008 |
| Olive Creek Dam | High | Not Available | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Stevens Creek A17-1 | High | Fair | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| Wagon Train Dam | High | Not Available | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Upper Salt Creek 10-a | High | Satisfactory | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Upper Salt Creek 35-a | High | Satisfactory | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Korver Dam | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Other | 2003 |
| Ash Hollow Dry Dam | High | Satisfactory | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2017 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 11-a | High | Satisfactory | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Village Gardens Dam | High | Satisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2006 |
| Stevens Creek A2-1 | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| Wedgewood Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Upper Little Nemaha 23 | Significant | Satisfactory | 57 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2002 |
| Upper Little Nemaha 79 | Significant | Satisfactory | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1998 |
| Pine Lake Dam (reconstruction) | Significant | Satisfactory | 33 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Walnut Creek 5 | Significant | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Walnut Creek 4 | Significant | Satisfactory | 31 | Irrigation | 1982 |
| Links At Lincoln Dam | Significant | Fair | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2007 |
| Upper Salt Creek 11-a | Significant | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| North Fork Big Nemaha 23-d | Significant | Poor | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Upper Salt Creek 35-1 | Significant | Satisfactory | 30 | Other | 1956 |
| Upper Salt Creek 4-a | Significant | Satisfactory | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Upper Big Nemaha L-4 | Significant | Poor | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Helmink Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 24 | Other | 2000 |
| Elsner Dam 2 | Significant | Poor | 20 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Highlands Golf Course Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 18 | Irrigation | 1992 |
| Upper Little Nemaha 25 | Low | Satisfactory | 50 | Other | 2001 |
| Stevens Creek A9-1 | Low | Satisfactory | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2003 |
| Upper Salt Creek 22-a | Low | Satisfactory | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Upper Little Nemaha 26 | Low | Satisfactory | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1998 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 21-b | Low | Satisfactory | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Upper Salt Creek 13-a | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Stevens Creek A9-6 | Low | Satisfactory | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2003 |
| Upper Salt Creek 19-b | Low | Satisfactory | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Studebaker Dam 2434 | Low | Poor | 36 | Other | 1996 |
| Upper Salt Creek 16-a | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Upper Salt Creek 2-a | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Upper Salt Creek 6-a | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 12-b | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Other | 1994 |
| Stevens Creek A7-1 | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Stevens Creek A3-2 | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| Upper Salt Creek 17-a | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 13-c | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Other | 1994 |
| Upper Salt Creek 9-3 | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Other | 1956 |
| Stevens Creek A5-1 | Low | Satisfactory | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| South Branch 34 | Low | Fair | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 12-a | Low | Satisfactory | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| Upper Salt Creek 25-a | Low | Satisfactory | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Magee Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1996 |
| Stevens Creek A6-1 | Low | Satisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Upper Salt Creek 27-a | Low | Satisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Stewart Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Other | 2002 |
| Upper Salt Creek 5-a | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Upper Salt Creek 1-a | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Upper Salt Creek 14-1 | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Other | 1956 |
| Wanek Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 31 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Marshalek Road Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Stevens Creek A11-2 | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Marvin Mueller Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2013 |
| Upper Salt Creek 9-a | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Upper Salt Creek 38-a | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Upper Salt Creek 27-c | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 15-e | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Upper Salt Creek 13-b | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Upper Salt Creek 5-7 | Low | Poor | 31 | Other | 1955 |
| Studebaker Dam | Low | Fair | 30 | Other | 1993 |
| North Fork Big Nemaha 23-b | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Gertsch Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1998 |
| Navratil Dam | Low | Poor | 29 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Upper Salt Creek 27-b | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Upper Salt Creek 8-a | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Upper Salt Creek 23-b | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Upper Salt Creek 8-b | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Mcdaniel Dam 4956 | Low | Poor | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Kalmer Knudson Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Other | 1998 |
| Upper Salt Creek 26-a | Low | Satisfactory | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Upper Salt Creek 14-a | Low | Satisfactory | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 15-d | Low | Satisfactory | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Upper Salt Creek 36-1 | Low | Satisfactory | 28 | Other | 1959 |
| Upper Salt Creek 29-5 | Low | Satisfactory | 28 | Other | 1960 |
| Piening Dam 4411 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| West Vine Road Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Other | 1960 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 13-a | Low | Poor | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 14-c | Low | Fair | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Upper Big Nemaha L-15 | Low | Satisfactory | 27 | Other | 1974 |
| Upper Big Nemaha L-10 | Low | Satisfactory | 27 | Other | 1968 |
| North Fork Big Nemaha 23-c | Low | Satisfactory | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Bengston Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Golden Pond Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 15-b | Low | Satisfactory | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Upper Salt Creek 18-9 | Low | Satisfactory | 26 | Other | 1960 |
| Mueller Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Other | 1962 |
| Larson Dam 1289 | Low | Poor | 25 | Other | 1972 |
| Urbach Dam 1 (lower) | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Other | 1991 |
| Snyder Dam 506 | Low | Poor | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Upper Salt Creek 6-4 | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Other | 1957 |
| Upper Big Nemaha L-12 | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Other | 1982 |
| Upper Big Nemaha G-18 | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Other | 1977 |
| Upper Salt Creek 38-3 | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Other | 1960 |
| Upper Salt Creek 11-4 | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Other | 1958 |
| Prairieland Dairy Lagoon Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Other | 2001 |
| Miller Grade Stabilization Dam | Low | Poor | 24 | Other | 1997 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 15-a | Low | Poor | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 14-a | Low | Poor | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Upper Big Nemaha L-17 | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Other | 1971 |
| Upper Salt Creek 25-1 | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Other | 1959 |
| Plooster Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Block Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Elsner Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 23 | Other | 1960 |
| Sullivan Dam 2662 | Low | Satisfactory | 23 | Other | 2003 |
| Upper Salt Creek 5-9 | Low | Satisfactory | 23 | Other | 1958 |
| Duck Ranch Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1985 |
| Jones Dam 1770 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Roscoe Hill Hatchery Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Capitol Beach Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Upper Salt Creek 2-1 | Low | Satisfactory | 21 | Other | 1954 |
| Hendricks Dam | Low | Fair | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1990 |
| Brandt Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Upper Big Nemaha 14-b | Low | Satisfactory | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Upper Salt Creek 10-4 | Low | Satisfactory | 20 | Other | 1959 |
| Sponheinmer Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Country Acres Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Upper Big Nemaha L-5 | Low | Satisfactory | 19 | Other | 1971 |
| Wiedeman Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Kuhn Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Moessner Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Jack Sinn Wetland Dam | Low | Fair | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2000 |
| Layne Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1998 |
| Van Pelt Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Eisenbarth Dam | Low | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Arbor Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 9 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2012 |