Don Newcomb Dam

Don Newcomb Dam is an earth dam located in Schuyler County, Missouri, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Don Newcomb Dam

The primary purpose of Don Newcomb Dam is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Don Newcomb (private). It impounds the Tr-north Fabius River near Taylor.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 74 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 320 square miles. Completed in 1976, the structure is 50 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountySchuyler
Nearest CityTaylor
River/StreamTr-north Fabius River
Coordinates40.55937, -92.44200

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length400 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage74 acre-ft
Max Storage74 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area320 sq mi
Max Discharge70 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDON NEWCOMB
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50450
Federal IDMO50450
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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