Circle V Dam

Circle V Dam is an earth dam located in Knox 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
Height29 ft
Built200719 years ago

Dam profile

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

29 ft tall and 360 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 Circle V Dam

The primary purpose of Circle V 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 Circle V Enterprises (private). It impounds the Tr-little Fabius near Newark.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 360 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 52 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 140 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
CountyKnox
Nearest CityNewark
River/StreamTr-little Fabius
Coordinates39.96710, -92.02990

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length360 ft
Year Completed2007 (19 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage52 acre-ft
Max Storage52 acre-ft
Normal Storage34 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area140 sq mi
Max Discharge59 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeGrade Stabilization
OwnerCircle V Enterprises
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/03/2007
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51500
Federal IDMO51500
More InfoState Dam Safety Program