Glen Owen Dam

Glen Owen Dam is an earth dam located in Franklin County, Missouri, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a satisfactory condition assessment.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionSatisfactoryBest of 4 ratings
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection02/13/2020
Height41 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 41 ft
41 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

41 ft tall and 380 ft long, taller than 87% 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 Glen Owen Dam

Glen Owen Dam is a dam in Franklin, Missouri. The dam is private-owned. It impounds the Unnamed Trib of Labadie Crk near Gray Summit.

The dam stands 41 feet tall and stretches 380 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 24 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2005, the structure is relatively new.

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. Its condition is rated satisfactory, indicating no existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. The most recent inspection on record was 02/13/2020.

At 41 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyFranklin
Nearest CityGray Summit
River/StreamUnnamed Trib of Labadie Crk
Coordinates38.51260, -90.81180

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height41 ft
Dam Height41 ft
Dam Length380 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage24 acre-ft
Max Storage24 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge33 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentSatisfactory
Last Inspection02/13/2020
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDMO40157
Federal IDMO40157
More InfoState Dam Safety Program