Harlan County Dam
Dam in Harlan County, Nebraska · Republican · forms Harlan County Lake
Height
107 ft
33 m (NID height)
Length
11,827 ft
3,605 m
Completed
1952
Harlan County Lake today
1,932.79 ft
7 days ▼ 0.04 ft
vs full pool
▼ 12.94 ft
Normal storage
327,600 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Irrigation; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 107 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Kansas City District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 825,700 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 13,600 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 105 ft
- Drainage area
- 7,636 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 856 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Kansas City District
- Also known as
- Harlan County Lake
- NID ID
- NE01066
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NE01066 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.