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Almena Diversion Dam

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General

  • Vicinity Map
  • Region (Map) ...................... Great Plains
  • State (Map) .................................. Kansas
  • County .......................................... Norton
  • Project ........................... PSMBP-Almena
  • Dam type .................................. Diversion
  • Location .............. 8 mi NE of Norton, KS
  • Watercourse ............... Prairie Dog Creek
  • Original Construction ...................... 1967
  • National ID Number ........................... NA
  • Hydrologic Unit Code ...................          

 

Dimensions

  • Crest Elevation ............................. 2172.5 ft
  • Top of Parapet Elevation ............ 2173.0 ft
  • Weir Crest Elevation ................. 2160.25 ft
  • Structural Height ...........................           ft
  • Hydraulic Height ................................ 19 ft
  • Weir Crest Length ............................ 150 ft
  • Crest Length ..................................           ft
  • Crest Width ...................................            ft
  • Base Width ....................................           ft
  • Volume ............................................. 5,000 cy

 

Hydraulics

  • Spillway capacity at
  •   El. 2168.7.................................. 14,500 cfs
  • Diversion capacity ....................... 100 cfs

 

Headworks

  • Almena Canal:  Two 72- by 60-inch slide gates and two 60- by 48-inch slide gates.
  • Sluiceway:  One 6- by 18-foot radial gate.

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 | Operator:  Almena Irrigation District No. 5.
 

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