Booth Lake Dam, located in Herculaneum, Missouri, is a private recreational dam completed in 1965 with a primary purpose of providing recreational opportunities.
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Standing at a height of 29 feet, the earth dam with buttress core types has a storage capacity of 31 acre-feet and covers a surface area of 2 acres. Despite not being regulated or inspected by the state, the dam poses a high hazard potential, although its condition assessment is currently not rated.
This dam, situated on TR to Sandy Creek, is under the jurisdiction of the Kansas City District of the US Army Corps of Engineers. While it does not have a spillway or outlet gates, the structure has not been modified in recent years and lacks an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) or inundation maps. With no assigned risk assessment or management measures in place, water resource and climate enthusiasts may find Booth Lake Dam an intriguing case study for examining the potential risks associated with privately-owned recreational dams in the region.
Year Completed |
1965 |
Dam Height |
29 |
River Or Stream |
TR TO SANDY CREEK |
Primary Dam Type |
Earth |
Surface Area |
2 |
Drainage Area |
23 |
Nid Storage |
31 |
Structural Height |
29 |
Hazard Potential |
High |
Foundations |
Unlisted/Unknown |
Nid Height |
29 |
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207cfs |
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1cfs |
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