189Total Dams
26High Hazard
4Significant
Dam Safety in Lafayette County, Missouri
Lafayette County has 189 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 26 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dam has a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Lafayette County is 58 years old. The most common purpose is grade stabilization. The tallest dam is Wellington Nap D-21a at 55 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Nap D-21a | High | Satisfactory | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Bass Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 49 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Wellington Nap C-23 | High | Satisfactory | 47 | Other | 1970 |
| Odessa City Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 47 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Little Sni-a-bar #23 | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Other | 1975 |
| Lake Lafayette Dam | High | Satisfactory | 44 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Coats Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1979 |
| Little Sni-a-bar #22 | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Other | 1975 |
| Cramer Farms Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 39 | ||
| Wellington-nap Wtrshd F-21 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 39 | Other | 1967 |
| Little Sni-a-bar #21 | High | Satisfactory | 38 | Other | 1975 |
| Wellington Nap C-21 | High | Satisfactory | 37 | Other | 1969 |
| Wellington Nap C-22 | High | Satisfactory | 36 | Other | 1970 |
| Lake Venita Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Higdon Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Hoeppner South Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Sidha Farms Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Lady's Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Carter Lake Dam-sec 25 Lower | High | Not assessed | 30 | Debris Control | 1976 |
| Gash Dam | High | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Schuette Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Nuelle Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 |
| Ford Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Carter Lake Dam-sec 25 Upper | High | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Carter Lake Dam-section 10 Lower | High | Not assessed | 25 | Debris Control | 1973 |
| Odessa Hills Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 23 | ||
| Maple Leaf Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 50 | 1991 | |
| Tabo Creek A-23 | Significant | Satisfactory | 46 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Schmidt Lake Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 42 | 1990 | |
| Tabo Creek E-24 | Significant | Satisfactory | 41 | Other | 1962 |
| Lorelei Lake #2 Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 54 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Wellington Nap A-21 | Low | Satisfactory | 52 | Other | 1966 |
| Little Sni-a-bar No. 1 | Low | Satisfactory | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Wellington Nap B-21 | Low | Satisfactory | 47 | Other | 1970 |
| Wellington Nap B-23 | Low | Satisfactory | 45 | Other | 1973 |
| Wellington Nap D-21b | Low | Satisfactory | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Lexington City Park Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 41 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Tabo Creek F-21 | Low | Satisfactory | 41 | Other | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek E-39 | Low | Satisfactory | 41 | Debris Control | 1964 |
| Little Sni-a-bar #29 | Low | Satisfactory | 41 | Other | 1972 |
| Edwin A. Pape Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 40 | Water Supply | 1967 |
| Wellington-nap Wtrshd B-22 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 38 | Other | 1973 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Wtrsd #47 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 38 | Other | 1977 |
| Potter Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Grade Stabilization | 1972 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed F-20 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Other | 1963 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Wtrsd #33 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Other | 1977 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Wtrsd #44 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Wellington-nap Wtrshd V-21 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Other | 1973 |
| Wellington-napoleon Watershed Dam A-21a | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 39 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Grade Stabilization | 1972 |
| Tabo Creek Wtrshd E-22 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Other | 1966 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Wtrsd #27 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Other | 1977 |
| Tabo Creek Wtrshd E-28 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Other | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-20 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1968 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-20 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-23 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 31 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1977 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 30 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1977 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 42 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1974 |
| John Paul Dobson | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Grade Stabilization | 2005 |
| Higginsville South Reservoir Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Water Supply | 1949 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-40 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Wellington Nap Watrshed Site H-21 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 45 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Grade Stabilization | 1974 |
| Gasperino | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 1996 |
| Beckemeyer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Grade Stabilization | 1977 |
| Odessa Old Reservoir Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Water Supply | 1944 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-29 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Bullard Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Kuester Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-29 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-31 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1964 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam F-24 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-35 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 28 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1972 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 41 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1974 |
| Cramer | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Other | 1997 |
| Starke Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1962 |
| Wehmueller Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Soendker Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Grade Stabilization | 1954 |
| Amer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Ketner Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Fahrmeier Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Rasa,robert Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-21 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-32 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam F-23 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-29 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Grade Stabilization | 1966 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 4 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Pfost Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Starke Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Gray Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Higginsville North Reservoir Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Land of Lakes Dam South | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Wooden Lake Dam-section 16 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 |
| Karl Lover Camp Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A- 24b | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-27 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 43 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Grade Stabilization | 1974 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-27 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Ruehter Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| M Hoefer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1976 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-26 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1966 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-22 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam F-27 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-28 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-33 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1964 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-28 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1968 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-33 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-34 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1968 |
| Wellington-napoleon Watershed Dam N-22 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1973 |
| Huenefeld Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Newland West Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-32 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-32 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1968 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-24 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-28 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-20 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam F-26 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Wellington-napoleon Watershed Dam J-21 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1970 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-31 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-23 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-23 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1964 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-25 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-24 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-21 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1966 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-38 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Wellington-napoleon Watershed Dam K-21 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-26 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1964 |
| Houston Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Day Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1964 |
| Opfer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Fisher Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1967 |
| Winters Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1971 |
| Hilgedick Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1974 |
| Stockman Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1958 |
| Dyer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Jones Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1971 |
| Kolkmeyer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Odell Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1967 |
| Rodick Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1974 |
| Newland East Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| O'korn Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1975 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-20 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Carter Lake Dam-section 10 Upper | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-20 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Wegener Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Mononame 144 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1961 |
| Heimsoth Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Rauch Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1969 |
| Bartlett Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Iles Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| Zander Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Crystal Lakes Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Wagner Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Schmidt Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Erdman Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Swope - Morris Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Brown Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Nienhueser North Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Nienhueser South Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Hollingsworth Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Hoeppner North Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Land of Lakes Dam North | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Sheik-ollie Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Country Store House Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Carter Lake Dam-section 11 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Wooden Lake Dam-section 27 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Rlds Church Campground Upper Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-30 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Grade Stabilization | 1966 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-29 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-22 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Grade Stabilization | 1964 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-21 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-27 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-24 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-21 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Wellington-napoleon Watershed Dam N-21 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1973 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-33 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1968 |
| Reich Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1969 |
| Newland Sec-20 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-41 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-23 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Grade Stabilization | 1966 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-30 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Werths Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Lake Mizzou Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Varner Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Stoll Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Huenefeld Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Fahrmeier Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction |