Gun Club Lake Dam
Gun Club Lake Dam is an other dam located in Washington County, Missouri, built in 1962. It carries a High hazard potential classification and has a unsatisfactory condition assessment.
About Gun Club Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Gun Club Lake Dam is tailings. Tailings dams contain waste material from mining operations — typically a slurry of finely ground rock left over after valuable minerals have been extracted. These structures require ongoing monitoring because tailings can contain heavy metals and other contaminants. The dam is owned by Daniel Barber (private). It impounds the Tr-mine A Breton Creek near Cruise.
The dam stands 85 feet tall and stretches 1,570 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 60 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,400 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1962, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.
This dam carries a high hazard potential classification, which means that a failure or uncontrolled release of water would likely cause loss of human life. This classification reflects the consequences of failure, not the likelihood — it indicates that people live or work in the area downstream. Its condition is rated unsatisfactory, indicating serious safety deficiencies exist that require immediate attention or remedial action. Notably, no emergency action plan is currently on file for this high-hazard dam. The most recent inspection on record was 08/22/2006. That was 19 years ago — unusually long for a high-hazard dam, which typically requires more frequent inspections.
At 85 feet, this dam is taller than 97% of all dams in the United States.
Living Downstream
If you live or work downstream of this dam, consider taking these steps: learn your local evacuation routes, check whether your county emergency management office has a dam failure inundation map, and sign up for local emergency alerts. The Missouri dam safety program can provide more specific information about emergency planning for this structure.
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Location
| State | Missouri |
| County | Washington |
| Nearest City | Cruise |
| River/Stream | Tr-mine A Breton Creek |
| Coordinates | 37.97377, -90.81676 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Other |
| NID Height | 85 ft |
| Dam Height | 85 ft |
| Dam Length | 1,570 ft |
| Year Completed | 1962 (64 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 1,400 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 1,400 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 1,030 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 60 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 658 cfs |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Tailings |
| Owner | DANIEL BARBER |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | High |
| Condition Assessment | Unsatisfactory |
| Last Inspection | 08/22/2006 |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | MO30476 |
| Federal ID | MO30476 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |