Upper Little Black Watershed Dam D- 9

Upper Little Black Watershed Dam D- 9 is an earth dam located in Butler County, Missouri, built in 1985. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height33 ft
Built198541 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 570 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Upper Little Black Watershed Dam D- 9

The primary purpose of Upper Little Black Watershed Dam D- 9 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Upper Little Blk Wrshsub (local government). It impounds the Tr-little Black River near Naylor.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 570 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 313 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 220 square miles. Completed in 1985, the structure is 41 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.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyButler
Nearest CityNaylor
River/StreamTr-little Black River
Coordinates36.69044, -90.61728

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length570 ft
Year Completed1985 (41 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage313 acre-ft
Max Storage313 acre-ft
Normal Storage88 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area220 sq mi
Max Discharge426 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerUpper Little Blk Wrshsub
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO31943
Federal IDMO31943
More InfoState Dam Safety Program