Beeson Farms, Inc

Beeson Farms, Inc is an earth dam located in Mercer County, Missouri, built in 1997. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height30 ft
Built199729 years ago

Dam profile

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

30 ft tall and 382 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 Beeson Farms, Inc

The primary purpose of Beeson Farms, Inc 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 Beeson Farms (private). It impounds the Tr-wildcat near Princeton.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 382 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 33 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 160 square miles. Completed in 1997, the structure is 29 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
CountyMercer
Nearest CityPrinceton
River/StreamTr-wildcat
Coordinates40.36740, -93.57914

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length382 ft
Year Completed1997 (29 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage33 acre-ft
Max Storage33 acre-ft
Normal Storage26 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area160 sq mi
Max Discharge10 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerBeeson Farms
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50853
Federal IDMO50853
More InfoState Dam Safety Program