Recreation Dams in Nebraska

Nebraska has 77 recreation dams, of which 13 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Beaver Lake Dam	Cass	108	High	Poor	1973
2	Lonergan Dam	Douglas	75	High	Satisfactory	1968
3	Centurylink Dam (multi-purpose Dam 1989-1)	Cass	65	High	Satisfactory	1990
4	Candlewood Dam	Douglas	62	High	Satisfactory	1973
5	Cub Creek Dam	Keya Paha	59	Significant	Satisfactory	1977
6	Lake Arrowhead Dam	Washington	57	Low	Satisfactory	1972
7	Skyview Lake Dam	Madison	54	High	Satisfactory	1971
8	Burchard Lake Dam	Pawnee	52	Significant	Satisfactory	1959
9	Grove Lake Dam	Antelope	43	Low	Satisfactory	1953
10	Valentine Mill Pond Dam	Cherry	43	High	Poor	1893
11	Rock Creek Dam	Dundy	40	Low	Satisfactory	1934
12	Warford Dam	Gage	39	Low	Poor	1970
13	Hull Lake Dam	Boyd	38	Low	Poor	1950
14	Smith Creek Beckler Dam	Seward	38	Low	Fair	1983
15	Carol Joy Holling Dam	Cass	36	Significant	Satisfactory	1981
16	Boys Town Dam 2	Douglas	36	High	Fair	1968
17	Pine Canyon Dam	Brown	35	Low	Fair	1910
18	Trout Springs Dam 22	Cherry	35	Low	Poor	1965
19	Carter P Johnson Dam	Sioux	35	High	Poor	1935
20	E.t. Mahoney S Park Dam	Cass	34	Low	Satisfactory	1988
21	Pine Lake Dam (reconstruction)	Lancaster	33	Significant	Satisfactory	1961
22	Boy Scouts Detention Dam	Richardson	33	Low	Fair	1966
23	Shurigar Brothers Dam	Adams	32	Low	Satisfactory	1968
24	Dam 20-9-4w	York	32	Low	Fair	1994
25	Jenny Newman Dam	Cass	31	Low	Satisfactory	1965
26	Hayes Center Special Use Dam	Hayes	31	Low	Not Rated	1936
27	Wanek Dam 1	Lancaster	31	Low	Poor	1969
28	Souder Dam	Douglas	30	Low		1980
29	Kubicek Dam	Fillmore	30	Low	Satisfactory	1964
30	Lakewood Villages Upper Dam	Sarpy	30	High	Satisfactory	1998
31	Callan Dam	Gage	29	Low	Fair	1964
32	Navratil Dam	Lancaster	29	Low	Poor	1973
33	Galen Tuttle Pond Dam	Saline	29	Low	Satisfactory	2009
34	Camp Cedars Bsa Dam	Saunders	29	Low	Poor	1954
35	Shearer's Pond Dam	Holt	28	Low	Satisfactory	1961
36	Lake Helen Dam	Dawson	27	High	Fair	1891
37	Blue Bluffs Dam	Seward	27	Low	Fair	1911
38	Schacht Dam	Antelope	26	Low	Satisfactory	1980
39	Golden Pond Dam	Lancaster	26	Low	Not Rated	2000
40	Lakewood Villages Lower Dam	Sarpy	26	High	Satisfactory	1998
41	Smith Dam 331	Butler	25	Low	Not Rated	1981
42	Pibel Dam	Wheeler	25	Low	Satisfactory	1895
43	Valentine Fish Hatchery Dam	Cherry	24	Low	Satisfactory	1938
44	Boys Town Dam 1	Douglas	24	High	Satisfactory	1947
45	Timperley Dam	Holt	24	Low	Satisfactory	2008
46	Hartmann Dam 3892	Johnson	24	Low	Satisfactory	2016
47	Peterson Dam 1	Keya Paha	24	Low	Poor	1965
48	Wellfleet Dam	Lincoln	24	Low	Fair	1931
49	Wheeldon Dam	Washington	24	Low		1980
50	Block Dam	Lancaster	23	Low	Not Rated	1960
51	Wedgewood Lake Dam	Lancaster	23	High	Fair	1961
52	Idlewilde Acres Dam	Adams	22	Low	Fair	1983
53	Kuenoh Dam	Saline	22	Low	Satisfactory	1970
54	Imperial Dam	Chase	21	Low	Poor	1917
55	Dusenbery Doyle Dam	Gage	21	Low	Satisfactory	1979
56	Capitol Beach Dam	Lancaster	21	Low	Poor	1962
57	Sargent Dam	Custer	20	Low	Poor	1963
58	Elsner Dam 2	Lancaster	20	Significant	Poor	1969
59	Verdon Dam	Richardson	20	Low	Poor	1958
60	Blue River Lodge Dam	Saline	20	Low	Poor	1960
61	Yellow Moccasin Dam	Washington	20	Low	Not Rated	2000
62	Eagle Lake Dam	Cass	19	Low	Fair	1973
63	Sponheinmer Dam	Lancaster	19	Low	Not Rated	1968
64	Country Acres Dam	Lancaster	19	Low	Poor	1970
65	Arnold Dam	Custer	18	Low	Satisfactory	1960
66	Arrow Head Dam	Dundy	17	Low	Poor	1905
67	Hastings Dam	Adams	15	Significant	Fair	1958
68	Champion Mill Dam	Chase	14	Low	Satisfactory	1887
69	Eisenbarth Dam	Lancaster	14	Low	Poor	2000
70	Smith Lake Dam	Sheridan	14	Low	Satisfactory	1948
71	Goeller Recreation Dam	Stanton	14	Low	Fair	2011
72	Atkinson Dam	Holt	13	Low	Satisfactory	1992
73	Memphis Dam	Saunders	12	Low	Poor	1897
74	Wochner Dam	York	11	Low	Poor	1967
75	Ravenna S Lake Dam	Buffalo	10	Low	Poor	1939
76	Cottonmill Dam	Buffalo	8	Significant	Satisfactory	1940
77	Rolling Hills Dam	Buffalo	8	Significant	Poor	1967

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