Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 43

Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 43 is an earth dam located in Lafayette County, Missouri, built in 1974. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 43

The primary purpose of Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 43 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 Ltl Sniabar Wrsd Sbdst (local government). It impounds the Tr-little Sni-a-bar Creek near Henrietta.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 76 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 269 square miles. Completed in 1974, 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountyLafayette
Nearest CityHenrietta
River/StreamTr-little Sni-a-bar Creek
Coordinates39.02768, -93.89488

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length550 ft
Year Completed1974 (52 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage76 acre-ft
Max Storage76 acre-ft
Normal Storage29 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area269 sq mi
Max Discharge248 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerLTL SNIABAR WRSD SBDST
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO11995
Federal IDMO11995
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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