Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam Lt-60

Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam Lt-60 is an earth dam located in Lewis County, Missouri, built in 1979. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height30 ft
Built197947 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 480 ft long, taller than 68% 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 Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam Lt-60

The primary purpose of Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam Lt-60 is grade stabilization. Grade stabilization dams prevent erosion by reducing the slope and velocity of water flowing through a channel. They're commonly used to stop gullies from deepening and to protect downstream land and infrastructure. The dam is owned by Hadley Job (private). It impounds the Tr-artesian Branch near Canton.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 480 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 31 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 256 square miles. Completed in 1979, the structure is 47 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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Location

StateMissouri
CountyLewis
Nearest CityCanton
River/StreamTr-artesian Branch
Coordinates40.17873, -91.54815

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length480 ft
Year Completed1979 (47 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage31 acre-ft
Max Storage31 acre-ft
Normal Storage23 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area256 sq mi
Max Discharge120 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerHadley Job
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50579
Federal IDMO50579
More InfoState Dam Safety Program