Norton Dam
Dam in Norton County, Kansas · Prairie Dog Creek · forms Keith Sebelius Lake
Height
131 ft
40 m (NID height)
Length
6,450 ft
1,966 m
Completed
1964
Keith Sebelius Lake today
2,288.87 ft
7 days ▼ 0.06 ft
vs full pool
▼ 15.43 ft
Normal storage
35,935 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 131 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 192,027 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 6,551 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 85 ft
- Drainage area
- 683 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 90 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Omaha District
- Also known as
- Keith Sebelius Lake
- NID ID
- KS00024
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 22, 2025. Search NID ID KS00024 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.