Flood Control Dams in Missouri

Missouri has 1129 flood control dams, of which 106 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Table Rock Dam	Taney	260	High	Not Available	1959
2	Pomme De Terre Dam	Hickory	155	High	Not Available	1961
3	Clearwater Dam	Wayne	155	High	Not Available	1942
4	Stockton Dam	Cedar	153	High	Not Available	1969
5	Longview Dam	Jackson	125	High	Not Available	1985
6	Wappapello Dam - Saddle Dike 1	Wayne	114	Significant	Not Available	1941
7	Smithville Dam	Clay	105	High	Not Available	1979
8	Harry S. Truman Dam - Sterett Creek Dike	Benton	98	High	Not Available	1978
9	Stormwater Management Dam	Pike	83	Low	Satisfactory	2007
10	Long Branch Dam	Macon	80	High	Not Available	1978
11	Upper Little Black D-2	Ripley	73	High	Unsatisfactory	1989
12	Blue Springs Dam	Jackson	70	High	Not Available	1988
13	Thomas Hill Reservoir Dam	Randolph	70	High	Satisfactory	1966
14	Fourche Creek Wtrshd No. 7	Ripley	68	High	Satisfactory	1975
15	Fourche Creek Dam 1	Ripley	68	Significant	Not Rated	1975
16	Bear Creek Dam	Ralls	65	High	Satisfactory	1962
17	Upper Little Black A-2	Ripley	60	High	Satisfactory	1992
18	Wildhorse Creek Forest Dam	St. Louis	60	Significant	Satisfactory	1989
19	Clarence Cannon #15	Lincoln	57	High	Satisfactory	1977
20	Wellington Nap D-21a	Lafayette	55	High	Satisfactory	1973
21	Lost Creek Watershed Site C-2	Newton	55	High	Satisfactory	1992
22	Callahan Creek C-2	Boone	54	High	Satisfactory	1979
23	Upper Little Black A-7 Dam	Ripley	54	High	Satisfactory	1984
24	West Fork Of Big Creek C-1 Dam	Harrison	49	High	Satisfactory	1992
25	Little Sni-a-bar No. 1	Lafayette	49	Low	Satisfactory	1973
26	Lost Creek Watershed Site A-1	Newton	49	High	Satisfactory	1992
27	Fourche Creek #9	Ripley	49	Low	Unsatisfactory	1978
28	Fourche Creek #8 Dam	Ripley	49	Low	Satisfactory	1990
29	Southwest Rc & D # 1 Dam	Stone	49	High	Satisfactory	1973
30	Buck-doe Run Wtrshed #2 Struc	Clark	48	Significant	Satisfactory	1979
31	Adams Dairy Parkway Dam	Jackson	48	High	Satisfactory	1992
32	South Fork Blackwater F-1	Johnson	48	Significant	Satisfactory	1980
33	Buck,doe Run #4 Dam	Lewis	48	Significant	Satisfactory	1973
34	Clarence Cannon #1 Dam	Lincoln	48	Low	Satisfactory	1977
35	Lone Jack Lake Dam	Jackson	47	High	Satisfactory	1990
36	Little Clearwater Lake Dam	Reynolds	47	Low	Satisfactory	1948
37	Caney Basin Dam	Scott	47	High	Satisfactory	1910
38	Upper Little Black Watershed Dam A-5	Butler	46	Low	Not Rated	1990
39	Williams Creek #4 Dam	Clay	46	Low	Satisfactory	1969
40	Buck-doe Run Wtrshd #6 Dam	Lewis	46	Significant	Satisfactory	1970
41	Lost Creek E-1	Newton	46	High	Satisfactory	1977
42	Hoover Frankum C-20	Nodaway	46	Low	Satisfactory	1973
43	West Fork Big Creek Dam B- 70	Harrison	45	Low	Not Rated	2005
44	Hoover Frankum C-22	Nodaway	45	Low	Satisfactory	1965
45	International Airport Dam	Platte	45	High	Satisfactory	1971
46	Fourche Creek #11	Ripley	45	Low	Satisfactory	1985
47	Lost Creek #2	Lincoln	44	High	Satisfactory	1957
48	Fourche Creek #5	Ripley	44	Low	Satisfactory	1987
49	Upper Little Black Watershed Dam D- 7	Ripley	44	Low	Not Rated	1990
50	Key Harbour Estate Dam #1	St. Charles	44	High	Satisfactory	1992
51	Lake Post Commons Dam	St. Louis	44	High	Satisfactory	1976
52	West Fork Big Creek Dam B-144	Harrison	43	Low	Not Rated	2004
53	West Fork Big Creek Dam B- 85	Harrison	43	Low	Not Rated	2006
54	Wellington Nap D-21b	Lafayette	43	Low	Satisfactory	1973
55	Upper Locust Creek B- 4	Putnam	43	Low	Not Rated	1999
56	Willow Creek Wtrshd Site A-1	Ray	43	High	Satisfactory	1975
57	East Fork Grand River Dam H- 52	Worth	43	Low	Not Rated	2003
58	Callahan Creek C-1	Boone	42	Low	Satisfactory	1966
59	Rainbow Lake Dam	Greene	42	High	Satisfactory	1974
60	Hickory Creek Watershed Structure H- 11	Newton	42	High	Not Rated	2000
61	Upper Locust Creek L-142	Putnam	42	Low	Not Rated	2008
62	Buffalo Bill Dam	DeKalb	41	High	Satisfactory	1990
63	West Fork Big Creek Dam B- 63	Harrison	41	Low	Not Rated	2005
64	Troublesome Creek Watershed Dam S- 78	Lewis	41	Low	Not Rated	1994
65	Grassy Creek Watershed Dam G- 38	Lewis	41	Low	Not Rated	1998
66	Troublesome Creek Watershed Dam S- 94	Marion	41	Low	Not Rated	1994
67	Key Harbour Estate Dam #2	St. Charles	41	High	Satisfactory	1992
68	Wildhorse Creek Parkway Dam	St. Louis	41	High	Satisfactory	1989
69	Upper Locust Creek R- 24	Sullivan	41	Low	Not Rated	2007
70	East Fork Grand River F-4 Dam	Worth	41	Low	Satisfactory	2004
71	East Fork Grand River Dam G- 56	Worth	41	Low	Not Rated	2002
72	King Lake Dam	DeKalb	40	High	Satisfactory	1971
73	Moniteau Creek Ws Dam M- 53	Howard	40	Low	Not Rated	2006
74	Grassy Creek Watershed Dam G- 84	Lewis	40	Low	Not Rated	1999
75	Troublesome Creek Watershed Dam T-101a	Lewis	40	Low	Not Rated	2000
76	East Yellow Creek W-43	Linn	40	Low	Not Rated	2010
77	Upper Little Black D-4 Dam	Ripley	40	Significant	Satisfactory	1986
78	East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E-82	Sullivan	40	Low	Not Rated	1992
79	East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E- 52	Sullivan	40	Low	Not Rated	2004
80	Grindstone-lost-muddy A-8 Dam	DeKalb	39	Low	Satisfactory	1985
81	Grindstone-lost-muddy Watershed Dam A- 11	DeKalb	39	Low	Not Rated	1992
82	West Fork Big Creek Dam P- 43	Harrison	39	Low	Not Rated	2004
83	West Fork Big Creek Dam L- 41	Harrison	39	Low	Not Rated	2008
84	West Fork Big Creek Dam L- 45	Harrison	39	Low	Not Rated	2007
85	East Fork Grand River Dam F- 67	Harrison	39	Low	Not Rated	2002
86	Frank Milne Dam (dry)	Holt	39	High	Not Rated	1972
87	Grassy Creek Watershed Dam G- 52	Lewis	39	Low	Not Rated	1996
88	Troublesome Creek Watershed Dam S- 68	Lewis	39	Low	Not Rated	1994
89	Grassy Creek Watershed Dam G- 98	Lewis	39	Low	Not Rated	1993
90	Lost Creek D-1	Newton	39	High	Satisfactory	1980
91	Upper Little Black D-5 Dam	Ripley	39	Low	Satisfactory	1986
92	East Fork Grand River Dam H- 44	Worth	39	Low	Not Rated	2002
93	Gary Cook	Bollinger	38	Low	Not Rated	1997
94	Grindstone Glm C-4 Dam	DeKalb	38	Low	Satisfactory	1988
95	West Fork Big Creek Dam L- 58	Harrison	38	Low	Not Rated	2005
96	West Fork Big Creek Dam B-153	Harrison	38	Low	Not Rated	1996
97	Moniteau Creek Ws Dam M- 68	Howard	38	Low	Not Rated	2002
98	Grassy Creek Watershed Dam G- 39	Lewis	38	Low	Not Rated	1998
99	Grassy Creek Watershed Dam G- 59	Lewis	38	Low	Not Rated	2007
100	East Yellow Creek A- 89a	Linn	38	Low	Not Rated	2004

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