Dams in Lafayette County, Missouri
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 dams have 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 Rated | 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 Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Higdon Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Hoeppner South Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Sidha Farms Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Lady's Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Carter Lake Dam-sec 25 Lower | High | Not Rated | 30 | Debris Control | 1976 |
| Gash Dam | High | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Schuette Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Nuelle Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 |
| Ford Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Carter Lake Dam-sec 25 Upper | High | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Carter Lake Dam-section 10 Lower | High | Not Rated | 25 | Debris Control | 1973 |
| Odessa Hills Lake Dam | High | Not Rated | 23 | ||
| Maple Leaf Lake Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 50 | 1991 | |
| Tabo Creek A-23 | Significant | Satisfactory | 46 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Schmidt Lake Dam | Significant | 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 Rated | 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 Rated | 36 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 39 | Low | Not Rated | 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 Rated | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1968 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-20 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-23 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 31 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1977 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 30 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1977 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 42 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Grade Stabilization | 1974 |
| John Paul Dobson | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Grade Stabilization | 2005 |
| Higginsville South Reservoir Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Water Supply | 1949 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-40 | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Wellington Nap Watrshed Site H-21 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 45 | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Grade Stabilization | 1974 |
| Gasperino | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Other | 1996 |
| Beckemeyer Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Grade Stabilization | 1977 |
| Odessa Old Reservoir Dam | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Water Supply | 1944 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-29 | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Bullard Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Kuester Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-29 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-31 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1964 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam F-24 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-35 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 28 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1972 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 41 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Grade Stabilization | 1974 |
| Cramer | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Other | 1997 |
| Starke Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1962 |
| Wehmueller Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 |
| Soendker Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Grade Stabilization | 1954 |
| Amer Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Ketner Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Fahrmeier Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Rasa,robert Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-21 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-32 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam F-23 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-29 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Grade Stabilization | 1966 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 4 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Pfost Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Starke Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Gray Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Irrigation | 1978 |
| Higginsville North Reservoir Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | 1925 |
| Land Of Lakes Dam South | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Recreation | |
| Wooden Lake Dam-section 16 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 |
| Karl Lover Camp Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A- 24b | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-27 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Little Sni-a-bar Creek Dam 43 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Grade Stabilization | 1974 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-27 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Ruehter Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| M Hoefer Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1976 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-26 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1966 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-22 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam F-27 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-28 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-33 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1964 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-28 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1968 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-33 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-34 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1968 |
| Wellington-napoleon Watershed Dam N-22 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Grade Stabilization | 1973 |
| Huenefeld Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Newland West Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-32 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-32 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1968 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-24 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-28 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-20 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam F-26 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Wellington-napoleon Watershed Dam J-21 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1970 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-31 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-23 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-23 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1964 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-25 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-24 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-21 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1966 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-38 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Wellington-napoleon Watershed Dam K-21 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-26 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Grade Stabilization | 1964 |
| Houston Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Day Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1964 |
| Opfer Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Fisher Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1967 |
| Winters Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1971 |
| Hilgedick Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1974 |
| Stockman Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1958 |
| Dyer Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Jones Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1971 |
| Kolkmeyer Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1957 |
| Odell Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1967 |
| Rodick Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1974 |
| Newland East Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| O'korn Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1975 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-20 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Grade Stabilization | 1963 |
| Carter Lake Dam-section 10 Upper | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-20 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Wegener Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Mononame 144 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Other | 1961 |
| Heimsoth Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Rauch Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1969 |
| Bartlett Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Iles Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| Zander Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Crystal Lakes Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Wagner Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Schmidt Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Erdman Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Swope - Morris Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Brown Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | |
| Nienhueser North Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Nienhueser South Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Hollingsworth Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Hoeppner North Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Land Of Lakes Dam North | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Sheik-ollie Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Country Store House Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Carter Lake Dam-section 11 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Wooden Lake Dam-section 27 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Rlds Church Campground Upper Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Recreation | 1954 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam D-30 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Grade Stabilization | 1966 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-29 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam B-22 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Grade Stabilization | 1964 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam A-21 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-27 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-24 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-21 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1962 |
| Wellington-napoleon Watershed Dam N-21 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1973 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam C-33 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Grade Stabilization | 1968 |
| Reich Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1969 |
| Newland Sec-20 Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-41 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Grade Stabilization | 1965 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-23 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Grade Stabilization | 1966 |
| Tabo Creek Watershed Dam E-30 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Grade Stabilization | 1967 |
| Werths Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Lake Mizzou Dam | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Varner Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Stoll Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Huenefeld Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Fahrmeier Lake Dam | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction |