Wehrspann Dam
Dam in Sarpy County, Nebraska · Tr West Papillion Creek Basin · forms Wehrspann Lake
Height
87 ft
27 m (NID height)
Length
1,810 ft
552 m
Completed
1983
Wehrspann Lake today
1,096.66 ft
7 days ▼ 0.32 ft
vs full pool
▲ 0.83 ft
Normal storage
2,710 acre-ft
Much above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 87 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Omaha District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 17,164 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 246 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 82 ft
- Drainage area
- 13 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 600 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Omaha District
- Also known as
- Wehrspann Lake
- NID ID
- NE01882
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NE01882 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.