Mark Novinger Dam

Mark Novinger 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
Height32 ft
Built200719 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 220 ft long, taller than 74% 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 Mark Novinger Dam

The primary purpose of Mark Novinger 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 Mark Novinger (private). It impounds the Tr-little Hazel near Novinger.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 220 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 17 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 24 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 CityNovinger
River/StreamTr-little Hazel
Coordinates40.26380, -92.59880

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length220 ft
Year Completed2007 (19 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage17 acre-ft
Max Storage17 acre-ft
Normal Storage13 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area24 sq mi
Max Discharge10 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMO51499
Federal IDMO51499
More InfoState Dam Safety Program