Gary Lindquist Farm Pond

Gary Lindquist Farm Pond is an earth dam located in Schuyler County, Missouri, built in 1989. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height33 ft
Built198937 years ago

Dam profile

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

33 ft tall and 234 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 Gary Lindquist Farm Pond

The primary purpose of Gary Lindquist Farm Pond 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 Gary Lindquest (private). It impounds the Tr-hazel Creek near Connelville.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 234 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 19 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 396 square miles. Completed in 1989, the structure is 37 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
CountySchuyler
Nearest CityConnelville
River/StreamTr-hazel Creek
Coordinates40.35472, -92.61394

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length234 ft
Year Completed1989 (37 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage19 acre-ft
Max Storage19 acre-ft
Normal Storage14 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area396 sq mi
Max Discharge7 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerGary Lindquest
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50451
Federal IDMO50451
More InfoState Dam Safety Program