Tallest Dams in Missouri

Missouri has 5377 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Table Rock Dam at 260 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Table Rock Dam	Taney	260	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1959
2	Brushy Creek Tailings	Reynolds	205	Earth	Tailings	High	1970
3	Fletcher Tailings Dam	Reynolds	201	Other	Tailings	High	1965
4	New Viburnum Tailings Dam	Iron	170	Other	Other	High	1981
5	Pomme De Terre Dam	Hickory	155	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1961
6	Clearwater Dam	Wayne	155	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1942
7	Stockton Dam	Cedar	153	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1969
8	Pea Ridge Tailings Dam	Washington	150	Rockfill	Tailings	High	1980
9	Bagnell	Miller	148	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1931
10	Buick Tailings Dam	Reynolds	147	Earth	Tailings	High	1981
11	South Old Quarry Hollow Dam	Ste. Genevieve	141	Rockfill	Other	Low
12	Goose Creek Lake Dam	Ste. Genevieve	139	Earth	Recreation	High	1986
13	Magmont Tailings Dam	Iron	135	Other	Tailings	High	1979
14	St. Joe State Park Dam	St. Francois	134	Rockfill	Tailings	High	1965
15	Westfork Main Dam	Reynolds	132	Other	Tailings	High	1992
16	Sweetwater Tailings Dam	Reynolds	130	Other	Tailings	High	1980
17	Longview Dam	Jackson	125	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1985
18	Taum Sauk Ps Upper	Reynolds	125	Roller-Compacted Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1963
19	Alpine Lake Dam	Warren	118	Earth	Recreation	High	2000
20	Old Viburnum Tailings Dam #1	Iron	115	Other	Tailings	High	1968
21	Westfork Southeast Dam	Reynolds	115	Other	Tailings	High	1992
22	Eshbaugh-martin Dam	Washington	115	Earth	Tailings	High	1968
23	Wappapello Dam - Saddle Dike 1	Wayne	114	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Significant	1941
24	Council Bluff Dam	Iron	112	Earth	Recreation	High	1981
25	Smithville Dam	Clay	105	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1979
26	Dresser No.4 Dam	Washington	105	Rockfill	Tailings	High	1975
27	Fellows Lake Dam	Greene	102	Earth	Water Supply	High	1955
28	Dresser No. 10 Dam	Jefferson	100	Earth	Other	High	1974
29	National Lead Industries Dam	Washington	99	Earth	Tailings	High	1959
30	Harry S. Truman Dam - Sterett Creek Dike	Benton	98	Rockfill	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1978
31	Lac Capri Dam	St. Francois	97	Earth	Recreation	High	1972
32	Cadet Mine Tailings Dam	Washington	97	Earth	Tailings	High	1978
33	Mineral Point #2	Washington	95	Other	Tailings	High	1963
34	Riss Lake Dam	Platte	93	Earth	Recreation	High	1953
35	West Peak Quarry Dam #1	Iron	90	Earth	Tailings	High	2001
36	Dresser No. 11	Jefferson	90	Other	Tailings	High	1975
37	New Melle Quarry	St. Charles	90	Earth		High	1999
38	Lake Konstanz Dam	Warren	90	Earth		High	1999
39	Lake Viking Dam	Daviess	85	Earth	Water Supply	High	1967
40	Weatherby Lake Dam	Platte	85	Earth	Recreation	High	1936
41	Blackwell Mine Dam	Washington	85	Other	Tailings	High	1980
42	Kingston No. 1 Dam	Washington	85	Earth	Tailings	High	1967
43	Gun Club Lake Dam	Washington	85	Other	Tailings	High	1962
44	Lakewood-west Dam	Jackson	84	Earth	Recreation	High	1971
45	Indian Creek Mine Dam-lower	Washington	84	Earth	Water Supply	High	1975
46	Stormwater Management Dam	Pike	83	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	2007
47	Little Otter Creek Lo-1 Lake Dam	Caldwell	82	Earth		High
48	Mississippi Lime Upper Dam	Ste. Genevieve	81	Earth		High	1992
49	Valley View Lake Dam	Jefferson	80	Earth		High	2012
50	Silver Lake Dam	Jefferson	80	Earth	Tailings	High	1981

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