March Dam

March Dam is an earth dam located in Adair County, Missouri, built in 2007. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/03/2007
Height31 ft
Built200719 years ago

Dam profile

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

31 ft tall and 340 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 March Dam

The primary purpose of March 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 Jim March (private). It impounds the Tr-bee Branch near Rutledge.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 340 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 19 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 19 square miles. Completed in 2007, 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 10/03/2007. That was over 19 years ago.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyAdair
Nearest CityRutledge
River/StreamTr-bee Branch
Coordinates40.33110, -92.36080

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length340 ft
Year Completed2007 (19 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage19 acre-ft
Max Storage19 acre-ft
Normal Storage13 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area19 sq mi
Max Discharge23 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerJim March
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/03/2007
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51498
Federal IDMO51498
More InfoState Dam Safety Program