107Total Dams
30High Hazard
7Significant
Dam Safety in Callaway County, Missouri
Callaway County has 107 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 30 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 3 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Callaway County is 60 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Lake Thunderbird Lower Dam at 68 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baumgartner Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 62 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Lower Canyon Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 58 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Trimble Lake Dam-east | High | Unsatisfactory | 48 | Other | 1958 |
| Whetstone Creek Big Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 47 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Lake Lahweeno Dam | High | Satisfactory | 46 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Katy Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Water Supply | 1905 |
| Lake My-kee Dam | High | Satisfactory | 44 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Little Dixie Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 42 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Forest Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 38 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Henke Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 33 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Bass Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Covington Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Gurwit&lewis Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Trimble Lake Dam-west (dry) | High | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1955 |
| American Cent Corp Upper Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| G7g Cattle Co Dam West | High | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Baumgartner Dam | High | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Renner Dam | High | Not assessed | 28 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| Guthrie Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 26 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Hrin Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Althiser Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Debris Control | 1967 |
| G&g Cattle Co Dam East | High | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Hauck Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Lac Piete Dam | High | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Meadow Brook Dam | High | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | 1960 |
| Eve Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Reeds Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1932 |
| Lehenbauer Lake Dam-sect 35 | High | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Vaughn Dam | High | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Junior Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Sielfleisch Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 50 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Lake Thunderbird Upper Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 49 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Backer Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 38 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Lochwinnoch Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Headache Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Vernon Echelmeier Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | 1979 |
| Atkinson Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Lake Thunderbird Lower Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 68 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Leisure Lake Main Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 58 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Herring Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 50 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Lehenbaur Lake Dam-section 25 | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Sullivan Lake Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 41 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Howard Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Glover Spring Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 38 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Heinrichsmeyer Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 37 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Knittel Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Debris Control | 1947 |
| Graham Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | 1984 | |
| Davis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Winfield Investment Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| Woods Dam South | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Muckler & Sielfleisch Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Lawrence Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Dolnick Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Marti Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Gross Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Baker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Herring Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Leisure Lake Dam-west | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1960 |
| American Cent Corp Lower Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Harbison-walker Refractory Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Lost Canyon Lakes Dam-sect 25 Upper | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Lost Canyon Lakes Dam-sec 26 West | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Lamers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Richardson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Brush Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Leisure Lake Dam-south | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Blue Bird Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1980 |
| Staples Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1959 |
| Phillips Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Knittel Dam #2 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Wright Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Shrand Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Wilson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Debris Control | 1977 |
| Whetstone Crk Wldlf Area Dam-sec 8 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1941 |
| Smith Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Konrad Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Whalen Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Discwasher Inc.dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1955 |
| Zander Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Embree Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Linn Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Mirts Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Winfield Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Mathews Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Mccredie Experiment Station | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1940 |
| Leisure Lake Dam-east | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Shadow Valley Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Canyon Lake Upper Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Lehenbaur Lake Dam Sect 28 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Lost Canyon Lakes Dam-sec 26 East | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Vanderkamp Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Whetstone Creek Wldlf Area Dam Sec-32 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Daly Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Dr Windmiller | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Offutt Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 |
| Held Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Miller Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Castle Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Davis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Borman Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Newman Lake #2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Atkinson,terry Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Whetstone Crk Wldlf Area-sec 6-upper | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1956 |
| Paradise Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Lee Sualts | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Reed Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1946 |
| Woods Dam North | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1973 |