Deer Lake Dam

Deer Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Nodaway County, Missouri, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Deer Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Deer Lake Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Gregg Derr (private). It impounds the Tr-hager Br-nodaway River near Quitman.

The dam stands 39 feet tall and stretches 425 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 57 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1973, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

At 39 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
Nearest CityQuitman
River/StreamTr-hager Br-nodaway River
Coordinates40.43000, -95.14472

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height39 ft
Dam Height38 ft
Dam Length425 ft
Year Completed1973 (53 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage57 acre-ft
Max Storage57 acre-ft
Normal Storage57 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerGREGG DERR
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDMO10694
Federal IDMO10694
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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