Woodland Lake

Woodland Lake is a dam located in Washington County, Missouri. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height29 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 620 ft long, taller than 65% 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 Woodland Lake

Woodland Lake is a dam in Washington, Missouri. The dam is owned by Woodland Lake Trustees (private). It impounds the Greens Creek near St. Clair.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 620 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 155 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1,020 square miles.

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
CountyWashington
Nearest CitySt. Clair
River/StreamGreens Creek
Coordinates38.13588, -91.07526

Physical Characteristics

NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length620 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage155 acre-ft
Max Storage155 acre-ft
Normal Storage125 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Drainage Area1,020 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerWoodland Lake Trustees
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO20814
Federal IDMO20814
More InfoState Dam Safety Program