Gatliff Development Company Lake Dam

Gatliff Development Company Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Benton County, Missouri, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height28 ft
Built196858 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall, taller than 62% 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 Gatliff Development Company Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Gatliff Development Company Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Gatliff Dev Co (private). It impounds the Tr-osage River near Warsaw.

The dam stands 28 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 28 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 419 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3,100 square miles. Completed in 1968, 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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Location

StateMissouri
CountyBenton
Nearest CityWarsaw
River/StreamTr-osage River
Coordinates38.22572, -93.36270

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage419 acre-ft
Max Storage419 acre-ft
Normal Storage186 acre-ft
Surface Area28 acres
Drainage Area3,100 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerGatliff Dev Co
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO20468
Federal IDMO20468
More InfoState Dam Safety Program