Holiday Acres Lake Upstream Dam

Holiday Acres Lake Upstream Dam is an earth dam located in Randolph County, Missouri, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height25 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall, taller than 50% 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 Holiday Acres Lake Upstream Dam

The primary purpose of Holiday Acres Lake Upstream Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Holiday Acres Own Assn (private). It impounds the North Fork,walnut Creek near Callao.

The dam stands 25 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 40 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 535 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 829 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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
CountyRandolph
Nearest CityCallao
River/StreamNorth Fork,walnut Creek
Coordinates39.57012, -92.48706

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage535 acre-ft
Max Storage535 acre-ft
Normal Storage280 acre-ft
Surface Area40 acres
Drainage Area829 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerHoliday Acres Own Assn
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO10637
Federal IDMO10637
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