Leroy Dam

Leroy Dam is an earth dam located in Clark County, Missouri, built in 2006. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/30/2006
Height33 ft
Built200620 years ago

Dam profile

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

33 ft tall and 140 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 Leroy Dam

The primary purpose of Leroy 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 Peter Leroy (private). It impounds the Tr-wyaconda near Canton.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 140 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 22 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 307 square miles. Completed in 2006, 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 09/30/2006. That was over 20 years ago.

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

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyClark
Nearest CityCanton
River/StreamTr-wyaconda
Coordinates40.26210, -91.63020

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length140 ft
Year Completed2006 (20 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage22 acre-ft
Max Storage22 acre-ft
Normal Storage14 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area307 sq mi
Max Discharge57 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerPeter Leroy
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/30/2006
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51400
Federal IDMO51400
More InfoState Dam Safety Program