Fox River Farm Lake Dam

Fox River Farm Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Clark County, Missouri, built in 2013. It carries a Significant hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialSignificantFailure could cause major damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspectionNot reported
Height34 ft
Built201313 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 500 ft long, taller than 78% 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 Fox River Farm Lake Dam

Fox River Farm Lake Dam is a dam in Clark, Missouri. The dam is owned by Ms. Maureen Hammond (private). It impounds the Singleton Branch near Wayland.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 35 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 500 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 984 square miles. Completed in 2013, the structure is relatively new.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyClark
Nearest CityWayland
River/StreamSingleton Branch
Coordinates40.45240, -91.66225

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed2013 (13 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage500 acre-ft
Max Storage500 acre-ft
Normal Storage327 acre-ft
Surface Area35 acres
Drainage Area984 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerMs. Maureen Hammond
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationSignificant
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDMO32095
Federal IDMO32095
More InfoState Dam Safety Program