Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-30

Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-30 is an earth dam located in Lafayette County, Missouri, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height25 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 520 ft long, 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 Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-30

The primary purpose of Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-30 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 Tabo Creek Wrsd Subdistr (local government). It impounds the Tr-lick Fork Creek near Norborne.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 520 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 84 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 39 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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
CountyLafayette
Nearest CityNorborne
River/StreamTr-lick Fork Creek
Coordinates39.16876, -93.79354

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length520 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage84 acre-ft
Max Storage84 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area39 sq mi
Max Discharge320 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerTabo Creek Wrsd Subdistr
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO20703
Federal IDMO20703
More InfoState Dam Safety Program