White Lady Valley Dam

White Lady Valley Dam is an earth dam located in Montgomery County, Missouri. It carries a High hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

About White Lady Valley Dam

White Lady Valley Dam is a dam in Montgomery, Missouri. The dam is private-owned. It impounds the Unnamed Trib Of Modak Crk near Starkenburg.

The dam stands 42 feet tall and stretches 850 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 328 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

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 satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 10/15/2020.

At 42 feet, this dam is taller than 89% of dams nationwide.

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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High HazardSatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Yes

Location

StateMissouri
CountyMontgomery
Nearest CityStarkenburg
River/StreamUnnamed Trib Of Modak Crk
Coordinates38.73663, -91.54736

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height42 ft
Dam Height42 ft
Dam Length850 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage328 acre-ft
Max Storage328 acre-ft
Normal Storage227 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge76 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationHigh
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection10/15/2020
Emergency Action PlanYes

Identifiers

NID IDMO40168
Federal IDMO40168
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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