Debris Control Dams in Missouri

Missouri has 127 debris control dams, of which 29 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to catch sediment, rocks, and debris carried by flowing water — particularly important in areas prone to mudslides or heavy erosion.

#DamCountyHeight (ft)HazardConditionYear
1Tabo Creek E-39Lafayette41LowSatisfactory1964
2Lost Creek F-3Newton39HighSatisfactory1977
3Farmland Industries Lake DamBuchanan38LowSatisfactory1950
4Grindstone Lmc F-30Daviess37HighSatisfactory1975
5Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam 36Lewis37LowNot Rated1972
6102 River Tributaries Dam # 22Nodaway37LowSatisfactory1964
7Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam 39Lewis35SignificantNot Rated1976
8Knittel Lake DamCallaway34LowNot Rated1947
9Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam 37Lewis34SignificantNot Rated1972
10Lost Creek Watershed Dam F-2Newton34HighNot Rated1977
11Lost Creek Watershed Dam F-1Newton33HighNot Rated1977
12Big BasinPulaski33LowFair1970
13Willow Creek Watershed Dam B-22Ray33LowNot Rated1971
14Woodbury Lake DamBuchanan32LowNot Rated1970
15Fairview Farms Lake DamJackson32LowNot Rated1946
16Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam 33Clark31LowNot Rated1972
17Lake Concord DamClinton31LowNot Rated1974
18Freeman Farms Dam Number OneClinton31LowNot Rated1972
19Mechlin Lake DamMacon31LowNot Rated1975
20Lake La Verne DamAndrew30HighNot Rated1956
21Mccoy-waits Lake DamAtchison30LowNot Rated1973
22Kyle Lake DamBenton30HighNot Rated1957
23Jeffers Lake DamBuchanan30LowNot Rated1975
24Moore Lake DamCamden30LowNot Rated1964
25Stallings Bros DamCape Girardeau30HighNot Rated1967
26Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam 32Clark30LowNot Rated1972
27Morse Lake DamClinton30LowNot Rated1971
28Duncan Lake DamFranklin30LowNot Rated1956
29Lescher Lake DamHolt30HighNot Rated
30Carter Lake Dam-sec 25 LowerLafayette30HighNot Rated1976
31Fay Lake DamLivingston30LowNot Rated1972
32Patterson Farms Lake Dam-sect 12Nodaway30LowNot Rated1962
33Patterson Farms Lake Dam-sect 23Nodaway30LowNot Rated1960
34Wilhite DamPike30HighNot Rated1975
35Jaynes DamRalls30LowNot Rated1956
36Fields Lake DamSullivan30LowNot Rated1973
37Parsons Lake DamWarren30LowNot Rated1976
38Bunge,d. Lake DamWarren30LowNot Rated1973
39Hein Lake DamGrundy29LowNot Rated1975
40George Fogg DamHolt29LowNot Rated2000
41Diebold Orchards Dam-sec 14Scott29LowNot Rated1972
42Hammel Lake DamSt. Charles29LowNot Rated1969
43East DamDaviess28LowNot Rated1962
44Perkins West Lake DamFranklin28LowNot Rated1970
45Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam 42Lewis28LowNot Rated1976
46Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam 47Lewis28LowNot Rated1976
47Mark SteinbeckerPerry28LowNot Rated2002
48Happy Hollow Lake DamPlatte28LowNot Rated1963
49Red LakePulaski28LowFair1970
50Unionville Old City Lake DamPutnam28HighNot Rated1914
51Gibson DamRalls28HighNot Rated1976
52Hilton Lake DamCarroll27LowNot Rated1963
53Tuggle's Dam Lt-93Harrison27LowNot Rated1972
54Easterwood Lake DamJohnson27LowNot Rated1977
55Clarence Cannon Mem Watershed Dam 34Lincoln27LowNot Rated1974
56Sybert Lake Dam-lowerAndrew26LowNot Rated1968
57Wilson Lake DamCallaway26LowNot Rated1977
58Krekeler Lake DamCrawford26LowNot Rated1963
59Craig/allen Dam Lt-90Harrison26LowNot Rated1970
60Buck & Doe Run Watershed Dam 38Lewis26LowNot Rated1972
61Englert Lake DamLivingston26LowNot Rated1969
62Ken Buchheit DamPerry26LowNot Rated2002
63Dysart Lake DamAndrew25HighNot Rated1960
64Sybert Lake Dam-upperAndrew25LowNot Rated1964
65Kcs Bridge A-65Bates25LowNot Rated1974
66North 40 Lake DamBoone25LowNot Rated1936
67Jones DamBuchanan25HighNot Rated1971
68Trickey Lake DamBuchanan25LowNot Rated1976
69Althiser Lake DamCallaway25HighNot Rated1967
70Anderson Lake DamCarroll25LowNot Rated1976
71Kussman's Lake DamChariton25LowNot Rated1977
72Alexander Lake DamCrawford25LowNot Rated1956
73Thomas Lake DamGentry25LowNot Rated1974
74Hagewood Lake DamGreene25HighNot Rated1970
75Goodrich Lake DamGrundy25HighNot Rated
76Knightstown Group Site Dam 004-12Grundy25LowNot Rated1981
77Hintz Lake DamHarrison25LowNot Rated1974
78Fitz Farms Lake DamHarrison25LowNot Rated1975
79Robertson Farms Inc DamHoward25LowNot Rated1965
80Veterans No. 95Jackson25LowFair1941
81Jaeger Lake DamJohnson25LowNot Rated1960
82Edmunds Lake DamJohnson25HighNot Rated1976
83Eldridge Lake DamJohnson25LowNot Rated1975
84Schultz Lake DamKnox25HighNot Rated1962
85Carter Lake Dam-section 10 LowerLafayette25HighNot Rated1973
86Doscher Bros DamLewis25LowNot Rated1953
87Merenaught Farms Lake DamLincoln25HighNot Rated1975
88Black Horse DamLinn25LowNot Rated1974
89Bevill DamMarion25LowNot Rated1967
90Dickson Lake DamMarion25LowNot Rated1958
91Allen DamMercer25LowNot Rated
92Easterday Dam EastMontgomery25LowNot Rated1952
93Hudson Lake Dam (shallow)Perry25LowNot Rated
94Dennis Lake DamPhelps25HighNot Rated1972
95Engineer LakePulaski25LowFair
96Quinn&fitzgerald Lake DamRandolph25HighNot Rated1973
97French Creek Farms Lake DamRandolph25LowNot Rated1970
98Niedner Lake DamSt. Charles25LowNot Rated1967
99Clement Lake DamSt. Charles25LowNot Rated1975
100D+r Lake Upper DamWright25HighNot Rated1970

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