Rainbow Club Farm Dam

Rainbow Club Farm Dam is a dam located in Iron County, Missouri. It carries a High hazard potential classification.

About Rainbow Club Farm Dam

Rainbow Club Farm Dam is a dam in Iron, Missouri. The dam is private-owned. It impounds the Big Creek near Sabula.

The dam stands 20 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 54 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 13 square miles.

This dam carries a high hazard potential classification, which means that a failure or uncontrolled release of water would likely cause loss of human life. This classification reflects the consequences of failure, not the likelihood — it indicates that people live or work in the area downstream.

Living Downstream

If you live or work downstream of this dam, consider taking these steps: learn your local evacuation routes, check whether your county emergency management office has a dam failure inundation map, and sign up for local emergency alerts. The Missouri dam safety program can provide more specific information about emergency planning for this structure.

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High HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountyIron
Nearest CitySabula
River/StreamBig Creek
Coordinates37.40659, -90.68121

Physical Characteristics

NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage54 acre-ft
Max Storage54 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area13 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationHigh
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO31917
Federal IDMO31917
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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