Dams in Dawes County, Nebraska
47Total Dams
1High Hazard
3Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Butte Dam | High | Not Available | 87 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1946 |
| Dodd Dam | Significant | Poor | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Norman Dam | Significant | Fair | 40 | Irrigation | 1927 |
| Alcorn Dam | Significant | Poor | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 |
| Mirage Flats Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Chadron Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 40 | Water Supply | 1888 |
| Anderson Dam 809 | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Spring Creek Dam 1606 | Low | Satisfactory | 31 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Orris Corman Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Irrigation | 1994 |
| Mcmeekin Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Crow Butte Resources East Lagoon | Low | Satisfactory | 27 | Other | 1992 |
| Crow Butte Resources Southwest Lagoon | Low | Satisfactory | 26 | Other | 1990 |
| Squaw Creek Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Irrigation | 1911 |
| Morris Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Irrigation | 1961 |
| Bauer Dam | Low | Fair | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Boardgate (nid) | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |
| Don Littrel Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Other | 1987 |
| Soester Irrigation Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Irrigation | 1995 |
| Crow Butte Resources Northwest Lagoon | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Other | 1990 |
| Gorr Dam 3 | Low | Poor | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Steffensen Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Pilster Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 22 | Irrigation | 1937 |
| Fox Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Moody Dam 1255 | Low | Poor | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Hoatson Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1937 |
| Jones Dam 821 | Low | Poor | 20 | Irrigation | 1962 |
| Schmacker Dam | Low | Poor | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1947 |
| Blust Dam | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1950 |
| Whitney Dam 1 | Low | Poor | 19 | Irrigation | 1922 |
| Isham Dam 9878 | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Ormesher Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Snook Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 18 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Schuhmacher Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Isham Dam 9876 | Low | Poor | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Moody Dam 2 | Low | Poor | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1982 |
| Felz Dam | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Mcdowell Dam 1 | Low | Fair | 17 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1929 |
| Mayfield Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Gorr Dam 2 | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Dodd Mcdowell Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Irrigation | 1993 |
| Gorr Dam 1 | Low | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Rock Bass Allot 2 Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1936 |
| Souther Dam | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Betson Ranch Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Baldwin Reservoir Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Irrigation | 1936 |
| Chadron Dam 2 | Low | Poor | 12 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Big Cottonwood Allot 2 Dam | Low | Poor | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1936 |