Moran Dam

Moran Dam is an earth dam located in Adair County, Missouri, built in 2002. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/01/2002
Height33 ft
Built200224 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 310 ft long, taller than 76% 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 Moran Dam

The primary purpose of Moran 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 James Moran (private). It impounds the Tr-hazel Creek near Connelsville.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 310 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 29 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 134 square miles. Completed in 2002, the structure is relatively new.

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 09/01/2002. That was over 24 years ago.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyAdair
Nearest CityConnelsville
River/StreamTr-hazel Creek
Coordinates40.32272, -92.62410

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length310 ft
Year Completed2002 (24 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage29 acre-ft
Max Storage29 acre-ft
Normal Storage22 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area134 sq mi
Max Discharge9 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJames Moran
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/01/2002
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51107
Federal IDMO51107
More InfoState Dam Safety Program