Dams in Nebraska
%!s(int=2954)Total Dams
155High Hazard
215Significant
2583Low Hazard
Dam Safety in Nebraska
Nebraska has 2,954 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 155 (5%) are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life — and 215 are classified as significant hazard. Currently, 812 dams in the state have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory, indicating recognized safety deficiencies.
The average dam in Nebraska is 51 years old. The most common purpose for dams in Nebraska is flood risk reduction, accounting for 1,199 of the state's dams.
Use the search above to find dams near any address in Nebraska, or browse by county below. Each dam listing includes its hazard potential classification, condition assessment, physical characteristics, and inspection history from the NID.
Nebraska Dam Facts
| Total Dams | 2,954 |
| High Hazard Dams | 155 |
| Average Dam Age | 51 years |
| Tallest Dam | 165 ft |
| Largest Reservoir | 1,900,600 acre-ft |
| Poor/Unsatisfactory Condition | 812 |
Notable Dams in Nebraska
Counties in Nebraska
Adams25 dams2 high hazardAntelope30 damsArthur1 damsBanner22 damsBlaine1 damsBoone26 dams1 high hazardBox Butte8 damsBoyd23 damsBrown8 damsBuffalo49 dams7 high hazardBurt37 dams3 high hazardButler54 damsCass66 dams8 high hazardCedar13 dams2 high hazardChase10 dams1 high hazardCherry30 dams2 high hazardCheyenne21 dams5 high hazardClay26 dams2 high hazardColfax10 dams2 high hazardCuming23 damsCuster30 damsDakota15 dams3 high hazardDawes47 dams1 high hazardDawson84 dams2 high hazardDeuel3 damsDixon43 damsDodge12 dams2 high hazardDouglas35 dams16 high hazardDundy7 damsFillmore9 dams1 high hazardFranklin49 damsFrontier65 dams2 high hazardFurnas72 damsGage205 dams6 high hazardGarden8 dams1 high hazardGarfield2 dams1 high hazardGosper72 dams2 high hazardGreeley10 dams1 high hazardHall8 damsHamilton20 damsHarlan49 dams1 high hazardHayes22 dams1 high hazardHitchcock16 dams1 high hazardHolt52 damsHoward32 damsJefferson65 damsJohnson78 dams1 high hazardKearney15 damsKeith11 dams5 high hazardKeya Paha26 damsKimball22 dams2 high hazardKnox30 damsLancaster141 dams22 high hazardLincoln23 dams3 high hazardLoup1 damsMadison15 dams2 high hazardMcPherson1 damsMerrick1 damsMorrill19 dams2 high hazardNance13 damsNemaha35 damsNuckolls78 damsOtoe141 dams2 high hazardPawnee92 dams1 high hazardPerkins2 damsPhelps7 damsPierce3 dams1 high hazardPlatte15 damsPolk36 damsRed Willow44 dams1 high hazardRichardson55 dams1 high hazardRock3 damsSaline70 dams4 high hazardSarpy38 dams14 high hazardSaunders59 dams3 high hazardScotts Bluff23 dams6 high hazardSeward53 dams2 high hazardSheridan28 dams2 high hazardSherman6 dams1 high hazardSioux67 dams1 high hazardStanton23 dams1 high hazardThayer40 dams1 high hazardThomas2 damsValley9 damsWashington36 dams1 high hazardWayne5 damsWebster53 damsWheeler6 damsYork14 dams
High Hazard Dams in Nebraska
| Dam | County | Height | Condition | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Creek Dam | Frontier | 165 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Kingsley | Keith | 162 ft | Fair | Hydroelectric |
| Trenton Dam | Hitchcock | 144 ft | Not Available | Irrigation |
| Davis Creek Dam | Greeley | 144 ft | Not Available | Irrigation |
| Sherman Dam | Sherman | 134 ft | Satisfactory | Irrigation |
| Merritt Dam | Cherry | 126 ft | Not Available | Irrigation |
| Red Willow Dam | Frontier | 126 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Elwood Dam | Gosper | 118 ft | Fair | Irrigation |
| Minatare Dam | Scotts Bluff | 114 ft | Not Available | Irrigation |
| Beaver Lake Dam | Cass | 108 ft | Poor | Recreation |
| Harlan County Dam | Harlan | 107 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Virginia Smith Dam | Garfield | 96 ft | Not Available | Irrigation |
| Jeffrey Dam | Lincoln | 90 ft | Satisfactory | Irrigation |
| Zorinsky Dam | Douglas | 90 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Newport Landing Dam | Douglas | 87 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Box Butte Dam | Dawes | 87 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Wehrspann Dam | Sarpy | 87 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Pigeon-jones Creek 12-a | Dakota | 82 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Gering Valley E | Scotts Bluff | 81 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Willow Creek Dam | Pierce | 80 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Branched Oak Dam | Lancaster | 80 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Tekamah-mud Creek 5-a | Burt | 76 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Lonergan Dam | Douglas | 75 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Blackwood Creek 11-a | Hayes | 74 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Gering Valley B | Scotts Bluff | 74 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Prairie Queen Main Dam | Sarpy | 73 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Pawnee Dam | Lancaster | 71 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Long Branch 21 | Richardson | 69 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Pigeon-jones Creek 15 | Dakota | 69 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Brule Creek 1-a | Keith | 69 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Papio Creek 13 - Youngman | Douglas | 66 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Centurylink Dam (multi-purpose Dam 1989-1) | Cass | 65 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Conestoga Dam | Lancaster | 65 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Silver Creek 11 | Burt | 64 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Papio Creek 15-a | Douglas | 64 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Gering Valley A | Scotts Bluff | 63 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Cottonwood Creek 7-a | Saunders | 62 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Papio Creek 21 - Walnut Creek | Sarpy | 62 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Candlewood Dam | Douglas | 62 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Antelope Creek Dam | Lancaster | 61 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Middle Big Nemaha 96 | Johnson | 60 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Spring Creek 19-b | Dawson | 60 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Yankee Hill Dam | Lancaster | 60 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Lake Wanahoo Dam | Saunders | 59 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Upper Little Nemaha 21 | Lancaster | 59 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Papio Creek S-32 | Sarpy | 58 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Swan Creek 20 | Saline | 55 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Maple Creek Recreation Area Dam | Colfax | 55 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Skyview Lake Dam | Madison | 54 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Papio Creek Wp-7 | Sarpy | 54 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| North Oak Creek 1-a | Lancaster | 54 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Papio Creek S-31 | Sarpy | 54 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Maskenthine Dam | Stanton | 53 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Papio Creek Wp-6 | Sarpy | 53 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Papio Creek S-27 | Sarpy | 53 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Upper Salt Creek 3-a | Lancaster | 52 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Tekamah-mud Creek 22-a | Burt | 52 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Ogallala 7 (east Dam) | Keith | 51 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Prairie Creek Upland Dam 1 (pcul 1) | Buffalo | 51 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Plum Creek 4-f | Pawnee | 50 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Upper Big Nemaha 25-c | Gage | 50 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Big Sandy Creek 35-5-2 (bruning Dam) | Fillmore | 50 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Zorinsky Basin 2 | Douglas | 49 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Mill Creek Road Dam 7 | Cass | 49 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Thirty-two Mile Creek H | Adams | 49 ft | Fair | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Papio Creek W-3 | Washington | 49 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Oliver Dam | Kimball | 48 ft | Satisfactory | Irrigation |
| Stagecoach Dam | Lancaster | 48 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Bluestem Dam | Lancaster | 48 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Waterford Estates Dam | Lancaster | 47 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Johnson Lake Dam | Gosper | 47 ft | Hydroelectric | |
| Zorinsky Basin 3 - Whitehawk | Douglas | 47 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Hebron Dam | Thayer | 46 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Ogallala 6 (west Dam) | Keith | 46 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Mud Creek 2-a | Gage | 46 ft | Fair | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Prairie Creek Upland Dam 2 (pcul 2) | Buffalo | 46 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Olive Creek Dam | Lancaster | 46 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Wildhorse 14-a | Morrill | 45 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Legacy Dam | Douglas | 45 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Stevens Creek A17-1 | Lancaster | 45 ft | Fair | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Big Indian Creek 14-b | Gage | 45 ft | Fair | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Big Sandy Creek 20-6-7 | Clay | 45 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Oak-middle 82-b | Seward | 45 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Twin Lakes Dam | Seward | 45 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Wagon Train Dam | Lancaster | 45 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Plattsmouth 10-a | Cass | 44 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Maloney | Lincoln | 44 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Upper Salt Creek 10-a | Lancaster | 44 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Lake Alice Dam 1 | Scotts Bluff | 44 ft | Not Available | Irrigation |
| Hanson Lake Dam | Sarpy | 43 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Valentine Mill Pond Dam | Cherry | 43 ft | Poor | Recreation |
| Wilson Creek 8-h | Otoe | 43 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Wildhorse 5-a | Morrill | 42 ft | Fair | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Cottonwood Creek 21-a | Saunders | 42 ft | Poor | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Upper Big Nemaha 7-a | Gage | 42 ft | Fair | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Shadow Lake Dam | Sarpy | 41 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Upper Salt Creek 35-a | Lancaster | 41 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Korver Dam | Lancaster | 40 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Cure Creek 1-a | Keith | 40 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Sachs-palmer Dam | Douglas | 40 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |