Harring Lake Dam

Harring Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Gasconade County, Missouri, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height25 ft
Built195769 years ago

Dam profile

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

25 ft tall, 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 Harring Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Harring 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 H C Harring (private). It impounds the Tr-turkey Creek near Fredericksburg.

The dam stands 25 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 27 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 75 square miles. Completed in 1957, 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
CountyGasconade
Nearest CityFredericksburg
River/StreamTr-turkey Creek
Coordinates38.50874, -91.60435

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage27 acre-ft
Max Storage27 acre-ft
Normal Storage16 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area75 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerH C Harring
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO31505
Federal IDMO31505
More InfoState Dam Safety Program