Middle Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Mercer County, Missouri, built in 2003. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 45 ft45 ft tall and 550 ft long, taller than 90% 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 Middle Lake Dam
The primary purpose of Middle 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 Murphy-brown of Missouri Llc/dba/smithfield Hog Production (private). It impounds the Trib to Little Medicine Creek.
The dam stands 45 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 24 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 385 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2003, the structure is relatively new.
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 45 feet, this dam is taller than 90% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Missouri |
| County | Mercer |
| River/Stream | Trib to Little Medicine Creek |
| Coordinates | 40.38711, -93.39892 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 45 ft |
| Dam Height | 45 ft |
| Dam Length | 550 ft |
| Year Completed | 2003 (23 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 385 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 385 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 175 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 24 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
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 | MO12410 |
| Federal ID | MO12410 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |