Gary Cochenour Dam

Gary Cochenour Dam is an earth dam located in Scotland County, Missouri, built in 2000. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Gary Cochenour Dam

The primary purpose of Gary Cochenour 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 Gary Cochenour (private). It impounds the Tr-allen Creek near Neeper.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 540 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 43 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 243 square miles. Completed in 2000, the structure is 26 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. The most recent inspection on record was 11/01/2000. That was over 25 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountyScotland
Nearest CityNeeper
River/StreamTr-allen Creek
Coordinates40.44535, -92.00248

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length540 ft
Year Completed2000 (26 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage43 acre-ft
Max Storage43 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area243 sq mi
Max Discharge23 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerGARY COCHENOUR
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/2000
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50972
Federal IDMO50972
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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