Dams in Frontier County, Nebraska

65Total Dams
2High Hazard
5Significant
DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Medicine Creek DamHighNot Available165Flood Risk Reduction1949
Red Willow DamHighNot Available126Flood Risk Reduction1962
Upper Medicine Creek 370SignificantSatisfactory77Flood Risk Reduction1973
Upper Medicine Creek 390-bSignificantSatisfactory77Flood Risk Reduction1975
Lower Medicine Creek 200SignificantSatisfactory76Flood Risk Reduction1974
Lower Medicine Creek 160SignificantFair73Flood Risk Reduction1979
Upper Medicine Creek 410SignificantSatisfactory70Flood Risk Reduction1976
Upper Medicine Creek 80-aLowSatisfactory54Flood Risk Reduction1982
Ruggles DamLowSatisfactory48Flood Risk Reduction1974
Houser Dam 1LowPoor43Flood Risk Reduction1963
Dry Creek 3-bLowSatisfactory41Flood Risk Reduction1959
Dry Creek 2-bLowFair40Other1959
Nelsen Dam 4068LowPoor38Flood Risk Reduction1980
Sughrone DamLowSatisfactory36Irrigation1978
Dry Creek 1-bLowSatisfactory36Flood Risk Reduction1959
Monter Group DamLowSatisfactory35Flood Risk Reduction1979
Berke DamLowNot Rated33Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1956
Frontier Farms Farrow Lagoon DamLowSatisfactory33Other2000
Sayer Dam 2LowPoor32Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1966
Dry Creek 1-aLowSatisfactory32Flood Risk Reduction1959
Elson Detention Dam 1-nLowFair32Other1966
Easterday Road DamLowNot Rated31Other1976
Gilliland Dam 1LowNot Rated30Flood Risk Reduction1967
Elson Detention Dam 1-sLowSatisfactory30Flood Risk Reduction1967
Dry Creek 2-aLowSatisfactory30Flood Risk Reduction1959
Frontier County Finishers Lagoon DamLowSatisfactory30Other1993
Davis Dam 719LowPoor29Flood Risk Reduction1957
Farr DamLowPoor28Flood Risk Reduction1980
Farr Dam 4043LowNot Rated28Flood Risk Reduction1980
Gosper Finish Lagoon 2 DamLowSatisfactory28Other2006
Garlick DamLowNot Rated26Other2009
Sayer Dam 3LowSatisfactory26Other1966
Wood Dam 1460LowPoor26Other1969
Campbell Dam 1446LowNot Rated25Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1962
Stubble Field DamLowSatisfactory25Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1971
Weeth Lagoon 2 DamLowSatisfactory25Other1995
Hinton DamLowSatisfactory24Flood Risk Reduction1967
Zysset DamLowSatisfactory24Flood Risk Reduction1974
Dll Farms DamLowPoor23Flood Risk Reduction1960
Nelsen Dam 4038LowPoor23Flood Risk Reduction1980
Teel DamLowPoor23Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1956
Road 737 Frontier County DamLowPoor23Flood Risk Reduction1960
Road 728 DamLowPoor22Flood Risk Reduction1950
Mitchell Creek Farms DamLowNot Rated22Other1980
Durner Dam 1LowFair21Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1950
Wintermute DamLowFair21Flood Risk Reduction1964
Druse DamLowNot Rated21Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1955
Dwinell DamLowNot Rated20Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1960
Road 391 County DamLowPoor20Flood Risk Reduction1980
Koch Dam 1LowNot Rated20Other1966
Frontier County Road Dam 1LowPoor19Flood Risk Reduction1966
Walther DamLowNot Rated19Flood Risk Reduction1971
Frontier County Road Dam 2LowPoor18Flood Risk Reduction1980
Lashley DamLowNot Rated16Other1956
Brockmeier DamLowFair15Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1962
Road 731 County DamLowNot Rated14Flood Risk Reduction1980
Haegele DamLowPoor13Other1957
Koch Dam 4052LowNot Rated13Flood Risk Reduction1980
Hueftle DamLowNot Rated13Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1964
Monter Dam 1453LowNot Rated13Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1960
Koch Dam 8760LowNot Rated13Other1960
Belf Coon Creek 1LowFair12Flood Risk Reduction1950
County Road 387 DamLowPoor11Flood Risk Reduction1980
Sergel DamLowPoor10Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1960
Dawson County Road Dam 9LowNot Rated9Other1962