53Total Dams
0High Hazard
6Significant
Dam Safety in Webster County, Nebraska
Webster County has 53 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 6 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 21 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Webster County is 56 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Ohmstede Dam at 34 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohmstede Dam | Significant | Fair | 34 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Elm Creek 21-b | Significant | Satisfactory | 26 | Other | 1995 |
| Hunter Dam 3960 | Significant | Fair | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Hunter Dam 3957 | Significant | Poor | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Watson Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1995 |
| Red Cloud Dam | Significant | Poor | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Liberty Creek North Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1990 |
| Liberty Creek West Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Rh&w Grazing Association Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scholtz Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| Gestring Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 23 | Other | 1968 |
| Langer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Ohmstede Dam 6748 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1995 |
| Gottsch Feeding Corporation Lagoon 2 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 22 | Other | 1990 |
| Gottsch Feeding Corporation Lagoon 4 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 22 | Other | 2017 |
| Karr Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Arneson Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Lewis Dam 681 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Bartels Dam 676 | Low | Poor | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Ziegler Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Schutte Dam 1290 | Low | Fair | 19 | Other | 1990 |
| Talkington Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Fricke Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Lewis Dam 3927 | Low | Poor | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Robert L Wilson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Lwt Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Schriner Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Niemeier Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Herz Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1988 |
| Siebrass Dam | Low | Fair | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Jensen Dam 1761 | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Richardson Dam 8906 | Low | Satisfactory | 17 | Other | 1960 |
| Gottsch Feeding Corporation Lagoon 3 Dam | Low | Fair | 17 | Other | 1990 |
| Sibert Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Rehtus Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Other | 2000 |
| Jensen Dam 6750 | Low | Fair | 16 | Other | 1980 |
| Richardson Dam 8907 | Low | Poor | 16 | Other | 1960 |
| Armstrong Dam | Low | Poor | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Schutte Dam 2116 | Low | Poor | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Gottsch Feeding Corporation Lagoon 1 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Other | 1990 |
| Meline Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Lutkemeier Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Twin Oaks Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Johnston Dam | Low | Poor | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| Duval Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1993 |
| Rasser Dam 8921 | Low | Poor | 13 | Other | 1960 |
| Nelssen Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Hoffman Dam 679 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Ohmstede Dam-1 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Water Supply | 1945 |
| Vavricka Dam | Low | Poor | 12 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Skrdlant Dam | Low | Poor | 12 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Vance Dam | Low | Poor | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Pawnee Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |