Evans Lake Dam

Evans Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Clark County, Missouri, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/12/1990
Height25 ft
Built197551 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 Evans Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Evans 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 Neil Evans (private). It impounds the Tr-little Wyaconda River near La Grange.

The dam stands 25 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 67 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 32 square miles. Completed in 1975, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 09/12/1990. That was over 36 years ago.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyClark
Nearest CityLa Grange
River/StreamTr-little Wyaconda River
Coordinates40.30206, -91.84917

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage67 acre-ft
Max Storage67 acre-ft
Normal Storage63 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area32 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerNeil Evans
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/12/1990
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO11513
Federal IDMO11513
More InfoState Dam Safety Program