Limbaugh Lands Inc

Limbaugh Lands Inc is an earth dam located in Bollinger County, Missouri, built in 1998. 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
Built199828 years ago

Dam profile

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

32 ft tall and 513 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 Limbaugh Lands Inc

The primary purpose of Limbaugh Lands Inc 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 Limbaugh Lands (private). It impounds the Tr-little Muddy near Millersville.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 513 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 62 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 203 square miles. Completed in 1998, the structure is 28 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
CountyBollinger
Nearest CityMillersville
River/StreamTr-little Muddy
Coordinates37.47142, -89.89153

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length513 ft
Year Completed1998 (28 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage62 acre-ft
Max Storage62 acre-ft
Normal Storage38 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area203 sq mi
Max Discharge19 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerLimbaugh Lands
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/01/1999
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51006
Federal IDMO51006
More InfoState Dam Safety Program