Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-34

Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-34 is an earth dam located in Lafayette County, Missouri, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height29 ft
Built196858 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 520 ft long, taller than 65% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-34

The primary purpose of Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-34 is grade stabilization. Grade stabilization dams prevent erosion by reducing the slope and velocity of water flowing through a channel. They're commonly used to stop gullies from deepening and to protect downstream land and infrastructure. The dam is owned by Tabo Cr Wrsd Subdistrict (local government). It impounds the Tr-little Tabo Creek near Norborne.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 520 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 214 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 440 square miles. Completed in 1968, 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.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyLafayette
Nearest CityNorborne
River/StreamTr-little Tabo Creek
Coordinates39.17619, -93.72187

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length520 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage214 acre-ft
Max Storage214 acre-ft
Normal Storage130 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area440 sq mi
Max Discharge183 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerTabo Cr Wrsd Subdistrict
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO10141
Federal IDMO10141
More InfoState Dam Safety Program