37Total Dams
22High Hazard
2Significant
Dam Safety in Wayne County, Missouri
Wayne County has 37 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 22 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Wayne County is 59 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Clearwater Dam at 155 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Dam | High | Not assessed | 155 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1942 |
| Lake Lynn Dam | High | Satisfactory | 59 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Eagle Sky Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 57 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Seven Lakes #1 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 55 | Recreation | 1944 |
| Seven Lakes Dam #3 | High | Satisfactory | 45 | Recreation | 1944 |
| Lake of the Pines Dam | High | Not assessed | 44 | Recreation | 1976 |
| Lake Ray Dam | High | Satisfactory | 42 | Recreation | 1995 |
| Horseshoe Ridge Leerjak | High | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | |
| Turner's Dream Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 35 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Lake Julia Dam | High | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | 1974 |
| Lottes Dam | High | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Lake Janna Dam | High | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Rothwell Ranch Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Seven Lakes #2 | High | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1944 |
| A O Shearrer Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1968 |
| Lake Potashnik Dam | High | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Collins Lake Dam-sect 31 | High | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Sunrise Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1928 |
| Mountain Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1927 |
| Lake Jeano Dam | High | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Williams Lake Sec-31 Dam | High | Not assessed | 20 | Other | |
| Collins Lake Dam-sect 16 | High | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Wappapello Dam - Saddle Dike 1 | Significant | Not assessed | 114 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1941 |
| Lake Charles Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 24 | 2013 | |
| Seven Lakes Dam #4 | Low | Satisfactory | 38 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Joseph Elayer | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1998 |
| Bill Holida | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1995 |
| Otahki Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Maddox Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Anderson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | |
| Dellistri Dam (dry) | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Little Hawaii's Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 |
| Fox Pond Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Williams Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Don Manetz Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Puxico Quad No. 1 Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1952 |
| Markham Springs Dam(federal) | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1939 |