Valley View Dam is an earth dam located in Sullivan County, Missouri, built in 1994. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 37 ft37 ft tall and 669 ft long, taller than 83% 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 Valley View Dam
The primary purpose of Valley View 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 Murphy-brown of Missouri Llc/dba/ Smithfield Hog Production (private). It impounds the Trib to Mussel Fork near Mystic.
The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 669 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 65 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 832 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1994, the structure is 32 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.
At 37 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Missouri |
| County | Sullivan |
| Nearest City | Mystic |
| River/Stream | Trib to Mussel Fork |
| Coordinates | 40.20059, -92.89896 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 37 ft |
| Dam Height | 37 ft |
| Dam Length | 669 ft |
| Year Completed | 1994 (32 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 832 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 832 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 693 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 65 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Murphy-brown of Missouri Llc/dba/ Smithfield Hog Production |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | No |
Identifiers
| NID ID | MO12390 |
| Federal ID | MO12390 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |