Andrews Dam

Andrews Dam is an earth dam located in Clark County, Missouri, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/30/2005
Height29 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

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

29 ft tall and 280 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 Andrews Dam

The primary purpose of Andrews 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 Kevin Andrews (private). It impounds the Tr-fox River near Kahoka.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 280 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 19 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 384 square miles. Completed in 2005, 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 09/30/2005. That was over 21 years ago.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyClark
Nearest CityKahoka
River/StreamTr-fox River
Coordinates40.54320, -91.76780

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length280 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage19 acre-ft
Max Storage19 acre-ft
Normal Storage13 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area384 sq mi
Max Discharge4 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerKevin Andrews
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/30/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51372
Federal IDMO51372
More InfoState Dam Safety Program