Charles Pollock Dam

Charles Pollock Dam is an earth dam located in Grundy County, Missouri, built in 1995. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/23/1995
Height34 ft
Built199531 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 239 ft long, taller than 78% 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 Charles Pollock Dam

The primary purpose of Charles Pollock Dam is grade stabilization. Grade stabilization dams prevent erosion by reducing the slope and velocity of water flowing through a channel. They're commonly used to stop gullies from deepening and to protect downstream land and infrastructure. The dam is owned by Charles Pollock (private). It impounds the Tr-owl near Trenton.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 239 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 17 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 320 square miles. Completed in 1995, the structure is 31 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 06/23/1995. That was over 31 years ago.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyGrundy
Nearest CityTrenton
River/StreamTr-owl
Coordinates40.17375, -93.55211

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length239 ft
Year Completed1995 (31 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage17 acre-ft
Max Storage17 acre-ft
Normal Storage14 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area320 sq mi
Max Discharge31 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerCharles Pollock
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/23/1995
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51209
Federal IDMO51209
More InfoState Dam Safety Program