Crandall Dam

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

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/01/1999
Height32 ft
Built199927 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 350 ft long, taller than 74% 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 Crandall Dam

The primary purpose of Crandall 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 Kenneth Crandall (private). It impounds the Tr-south Fork South Fabius near Adair.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 67 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 204 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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Location

StateMissouri
CountyAdair
Nearest CityAdair
River/StreamTr-south Fork South Fabius
Coordinates40.26104, -92.41120

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage67 acre-ft
Max Storage67 acre-ft
Normal Storage35 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area204 sq mi
Max Discharge34 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerKenneth Crandall
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/01/1999
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50977
Federal IDMO50977
More InfoState Dam Safety Program