Virginia Smith Dam
Dam in Garfield County, Nebraska · Calamus River · forms Calamus Reservoir
Height
96 ft
29 m (NID height)
Length
7,295 ft
2,224 m
Completed
1985
Calamus Reservoir today
2,234.37 ft
7 days ▼ 0.17 ft
Normal storage
127,400 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 96 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 177,623 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 5,123 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 74 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,060 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled
- Army Corps district
- Omaha District
- Also known as
- Calamus Reservoir
- NID ID
- NE02287
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NE02287 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.