KS00023 - Lovewell Dam


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Lovewell Dam


	Statistics

General

Region (Map) : .............. Great Plains

State (Map) ..................... Kansas

County ............................ Jewell

Project: ............................ PSMRP-Bostwick

Dam type: ....................... Earthfill

Location: ........................ 3 miles NW of Lovewell

Watercourse: ............... White Rock Creek

Reservoir: ....................... Lovewell

Construction Date: ....... 1955-1957

National ID Number ...... KS00023

Hydrologic Unit Code ...

Dimensions

Crest Elevation of Dam: ................... 1,616.0 ft

Structural Height of Dam: ................. 93.0 ft

Crest Length: ................................... 8,500.0 ft

Top of Joint Use: ............................. 1,582.6 ft

Top of Active Conservation: ............ 1,582.6 ft

Top of Inactive Conservation: .......... 1,571.7 ft

Spillway Crest: ................................ 1,575.3 ft

Top of Dead Storage: ...................... 1,562.07 ft

Streambed at Dam Axis : ................. 1,535.0 ft

Hydraulics

Normal Water Surface Elev: ............ 1,582.6 ft

Hydraulic Height: ............................. 75.3 ft

Service Spillway Type:

Uncontrolled Crest .......................... Yes

Morning-Glory ..................................... No

Crest Length .................................. 50 ft

Gated ............................................. Yes

Capacity at Elev: 1,610.3 ft, 35,000 cfs

Auxiliary Spillway ................................... No

Capacity at Elev. ............................. 0 cfs

Outlet Works Capacity at

Elevation 1,610.3 ft., ................. 3,200 cfs

Hydrology

Drainage Area: ................................. sq mi

Hydrometeorological Report HMR

Flood Type: ...............................General

Storm Duration: ....................................... hrs

Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) Report:

Peak Inflow: .................................. cfs

Inflow Volume: ........................ acre-ft

Flow Duration: ......................................0 days

PMF Routing MWS Elev.: ................. x.0 ft

Initial Routing Elev: ............................ x.0 ft

Study Date:

Power Generation

Power Generation at Dam Site - None

Bureau of Reclamation Power Program

Narration

Geology

The valley of White Rock Creek at Lovewell dam narrows to less than ¾ mile in width. River alluvium depth ranges to 68 feet across the valley. The valley fill is composed of four main layers, which are in ascending order: sand and gravel, reworked Carlisle shale, colluvial material from Niobrara formation, and a blanket of loess. The valley fill is impervious as a whole with only the sand and gravel layer capable of being an aquifer.

Links

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| Dams Located by State | USBR Kansas Dams | South Great Plains Region Dams |

| Owner: Bureau of Reclamation, Nebraska-Kansas Area Office,
PO Box 1607, Grand Island, NE 68802-1607, (308) 389-4622

| Operator: Bureau of Reclamation, Nebraska-Kansas Area Office,
PO Box 1607, Grand Island, NE 68802-1607, (308) 389-4622