Roth Lake and Dam

Roth Lake and Dam is a dam located in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, built in 2016. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNone on file
Last inspection09/09/2020
Height71 ft
Built201610 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 71 ft
71 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

71 ft tall and 375 ft long, taller than 96% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Roth Lake and Dam

Roth Lake and Dam is a dam in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The dam is owned by Stanford Roth (private). It impounds the Saline Creek.

The dam stands 71 feet tall and stretches 375 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 14 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 53 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2016, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 09/09/2020.

At 71 feet, this dam is taller than 96% of all dams in the United States.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountySte. Genevieve
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamSaline Creek
Coordinates37.78113, -90.08962

Physical Characteristics

NID Height71 ft
Dam Height59 ft
Dam Length375 ft
Year Completed2016 (10 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage53 acre-ft
Max Storage53 acre-ft
Normal Storage41 acre-ft
Surface Area14 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge5 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerStanford Roth
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/09/2020
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDMO40201
Federal IDMO40201
More InfoState Dam Safety Program