John Williams Dam

John Williams Dam is an earth dam located in Adair County, Missouri, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About John Williams Dam

The primary purpose of John Williams 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 John Williams (private). It impounds the Tr-timber Branch near Locust Hill.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 70 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 25 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 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. The most recent inspection on record was 11/01/1999. That was over 26 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountyAdair
Nearest CityLocust Hill
River/StreamTr-timber Branch
Coordinates40.15433, -92.47036

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Max Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area25 sq mi
Max Discharge15 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJOHN WILLIAMS
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/1999
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50976
Federal IDMO50976
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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