Landhuis Lake Dam

Landhuis Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Boone County, Missouri. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

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

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 Landhuis Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Landhuis Lake 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 Marion Landhuis (private). It impounds the Tr-gans Creek near Hartsburg.

The dam stands 25 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 19 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 254 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 100 square miles.

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
CountyBoone
Nearest CityHartsburg
River/StreamTr-gans Creek
Coordinates38.92316, -92.21049

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage254 acre-ft
Max Storage254 acre-ft
Normal Storage158 acre-ft
Surface Area19 acres
Drainage Area100 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMarion Landhuis
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO11321
Federal IDMO11321
More InfoState Dam Safety Program