Daniels Dam

Daniels 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
Height31 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall and 350 ft long, taller than 72% 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 Daniels Dam

The primary purpose of Daniels 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 Gene Daniels (private). It impounds the Tr-des Moines near Alexandria.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 19 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 108 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 CityAlexandria
River/StreamTr-des Moines
Coordinates40.56800, -91.72150

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage19 acre-ft
Max Storage19 acre-ft
Normal Storage13 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area108 sq mi
Max Discharge1 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMO51373
Federal IDMO51373
More InfoState Dam Safety Program