86Total Dams
21High Hazard
6Significant
Dam Safety in Audrain County, Missouri
Audrain County has 86 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 21 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 6 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Audrain County is 55 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Rufkahr Dam at 32 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmore Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1962 |
| C + a Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1919 |
| Foree Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 26 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Missouri Power and Light Dam | High | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1900 |
| Cochran Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Sudbrock Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1975 |
| Lierheimer Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Locke Lake Dam North | High | Not assessed | 25 | Water Supply | 1953 |
| Williams Dam South Sec 18 | High | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Feutz Lake Dam East Lower | High | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Williams Dam North Sec 18 | High | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Vandalia Community Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Pehle Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Prater Dam North | High | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Shellabarger Dam South | High | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Shellabarger Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| Azdell Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Teal Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Cook Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 19 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Donaldson Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Kohl Irrigation Lake-south | High | Not assessed | 14 | Irrigation | 1975 |
| Schnarre-ridder Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Deimeke Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Sydenstricker Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Pound Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Kohl Irrigation Lake-north | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Sprock Farms Inc Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1974 |
| Rufkahr Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 2003 |
| Brown Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Irrigation | |
| Heim Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Kallenbach&becker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Beshears Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Burlington Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1900 |
| Shellabarger Dam North | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Barber Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Braun Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Freyer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Freyer Lake Dam East | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Heim Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Buckner Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Hammett Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| May Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Bastian Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Gallaway Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Carter Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Brooks Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Grade Stabilization | 1997 |
| Fashing | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Fairchild Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Feutz Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Salisbury Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| Robinson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Riechers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Ray Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Henry Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Hanak Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Wieburg Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Welschmeyer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Diane Lake Dam (dry) | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Sweitzer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Debris Control | 1975 |
| Feutz Lake Dam East Upper | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1962 |
| Feutz Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Grade Stabilization | 2006 |
| Mononame 102 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Water Supply | 1967 |
| Oberlag Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Irrigation | 1975 |
| Bastian Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Becker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Sims Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | 1975 |
| Carlson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Boyes Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Brown | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Mcgee Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Bruns Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Hollander Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Bay Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Prater Dam South | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | |
| Black Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Bormet Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Alton Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Talbert Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| Rogers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Mononame 610 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Deimeke Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| August H Fenck Sr Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Locke Lake Dam West | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Water Supply | 1953 |
| Locke Lake Dam East | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Leirheimer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Robertson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Irrigation |