Payne Dam

Payne Dam is an earth dam located in Adair County, Missouri, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Payne Dam

The primary purpose of Payne 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 Bud Payne (private). It impounds the Tr-suratt Creek near Hagers Grove.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 26 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 240 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 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 11/01/1999. That was over 26 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountyAdair
Nearest CityHagers Grove
River/StreamTr-suratt Creek
Coordinates40.05813, -92.37975

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length450 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage26 acre-ft
Max Storage26 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area240 sq mi
Max Discharge13 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerBUD PAYNE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/1999
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50974
Federal IDMO50974
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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