Moniteau Creek Ws Dam H- 16

Moniteau Creek Ws Dam H- 16 is an earth dam located in Howard County, Missouri, built in 2000. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/01/2000
Height29 ft
Built200026 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 500 ft long, taller than 65% 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 Moniteau Creek Ws Dam H- 16

The primary purpose of Moniteau Creek Ws Dam H- 16 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Moniteau Creek Ws District (local government). It impounds the Tr-hungry Mother Creek.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 137 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 166 square miles. Completed in 2000, the structure is 26 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 10/01/2000. That was over 26 years ago.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyHoward
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-hungry Mother Creek
Coordinates39.22159, -92.55956

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed2000 (26 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage137 acre-ft
Max Storage137 acre-ft
Normal Storage42 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area166 sq mi
Max Discharge170 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerMoniteau Creek Ws District
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/01/2000
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50991
Federal IDMO50991
More InfoState Dam Safety Program