Dams in Missouri
%!s(int=5380)Total Dams
1475High Hazard
184Significant
3721Low Hazard
Dam Safety in Missouri
Missouri has 5,380 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1475 (27%) are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life — and 184 are classified as significant hazard. Currently, 49 dams in the state have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory, indicating recognized safety deficiencies.
The average dam in Missouri is 50 years old. The most common purpose for dams in Missouri is recreation, accounting for 1,852 of the state's dams.
Use the search above to find dams near any address in Missouri, or browse by county below. Each dam listing includes its hazard potential classification, condition assessment, physical characteristics, and inspection history from the NID.
Missouri Dam Facts
| Total Dams | 5,380 |
| High Hazard Dams | 1475 |
| Average Dam Age | 50 years |
| Tallest Dam | 260 ft |
| Largest Reservoir | 5,202,000 acre-ft |
| Poor/Unsatisfactory Condition | 49 |
Notable Dams in Missouri
Counties in Missouri
Adair56 dams5 high hazardAdams2 damsAndrew28 dams9 high hazardAtchison12 dams3 high hazardAudrain86 dams21 high hazardBarry1 damsBarton34 dams1 high hazardBates26 dams6 high hazardBenton26 dams6 high hazardBollinger36 dams8 high hazardBoone126 dams47 high hazardBuchanan28 dams11 high hazardButler27 dams9 high hazardCaldwell26 dams6 high hazardCalhoun1 damsCallaway107 dams30 high hazardCamden24 dams12 high hazardCape Girardeau31 dams16 high hazardCarroll155 dams7 high hazardCarter13 dams5 high hazardCass69 dams27 high hazardCedar9 dams2 high hazardChariton35 dams2 high hazardChristian6 dams2 high hazardClark64 dams4 high hazardClay38 dams14 high hazardClinton25 dams9 high hazardCole33 dams21 high hazardCooper18 dams1 high hazardCrawford74 dams25 high hazardDade11 damsDallas4 dams1 high hazardDaviess24 dams4 high hazardDeKalb69 dams15 high hazardDent36 dams14 high hazardDouglas5 dams1 high hazardDunklin2 dams2 high hazardFranklin152 dams55 high hazardGasconade82 dams19 high hazardGentry24 dams4 high hazardGreene17 dams10 high hazardGrundy47 dams8 high hazardHarrison303 dams4 high hazardHenry51 dams5 high hazardHickory7 dams2 high hazardHolt25 dams7 high hazardHoward79 dams8 high hazardHowell23 dams8 high hazardIron35 dams22 high hazardJackson86 dams54 high hazardJasper13 dams4 high hazardJefferson137 dams102 high hazardJohnson96 dams20 high hazardKnox94 dams5 high hazardLaclede18 dams7 high hazardLafayette189 dams26 high hazardLawrence7 damsLewis167 dams7 high hazardLincoln66 dams22 high hazardLinn71 dams8 high hazardLivingston75 dams17 high hazardMacon56 dams8 high hazardMadison30 dams22 high hazardMaries32 dams5 high hazardMarion45 dams3 high hazardMcDonald3 dams1 high hazardMercer53 dams9 high hazardMiller15 dams7 high hazardMississippi3 damsMoniteau18 dams6 high hazardMonroe36 dams4 high hazardMontgomery87 dams27 high hazardMorgan10 dams1 high hazardNew Madrid1 damsNewton20 dams14 high hazardNodaway99 dams9 high hazardOregon9 dams1 high hazardOsage21 dams12 high hazardOzark6 dams5 high hazardPemiscot3 damsPerry39 dams20 high hazardPettis28 dams6 high hazardPhelps31 dams13 high hazardPike42 dams15 high hazardPlatte29 dams17 high hazardPolk13 dams1 high hazardPulaski11 damsPutnam86 dams4 high hazardRalls29 dams13 high hazardRandolph55 dams12 high hazardRay48 dams12 high hazardReynolds21 dams15 high hazardRipley27 dams8 high hazardSaline20 dams6 high hazardSchuyler74 dams2 high hazardScotland54 dams2 high hazardScott16 dams5 high hazardShannon9 dams4 high hazardShelby28 dams6 high hazardSt. Charles116 dams47 high hazardSt. Clair13 dams1 high hazardSt. Francois62 dams46 high hazardSt. Louis48 dams39 high hazardSte. Genevieve50 dams37 high hazardStoddard28 dams11 high hazardStone7 dams4 high hazardSullivan179 dams5 high hazardTaney9 dams5 high hazardTexas9 dams4 high hazardVernon43 dams5 high hazardWarren128 dams78 high hazardWashington119 dams88 high hazardWayne37 dams22 high hazardWebster16 dams10 high hazardWorth66 dams3 high hazardWright12 dams5 high hazard
High Hazard Dams in Missouri
| Dam | County | Height | Condition | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table Rock Dam | Taney | 260 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Brushy Creek Tailings | Reynolds | 205 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Fletcher Tailings Dam | Reynolds | 201 ft | Unsatisfactory | Tailings |
| New Viburnum Tailings Dam | Iron | 170 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Clearwater Dam | Wayne | 155 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Pomme De Terre Dam | Hickory | 155 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Stockton Dam | Cedar | 153 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Pea Ridge Tailings Dam | Washington | 150 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Bagnell | Miller | 148 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Buick Tailings Dam | Reynolds | 147 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Goose Creek Lake Dam | Ste. Genevieve | 139 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Magmont Tailings Dam | Iron | 135 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| St. Joe State Park Dam | St. Francois | 134 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Westfork Main Dam | Reynolds | 132 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Sweetwater Tailings Dam | Reynolds | 130 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Taum Sauk Ps Upper | Reynolds | 125 ft | Satisfactory | Hydroelectric |
| Longview Dam | Jackson | 125 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Alpine Lake Dam | Warren | 118 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Old Viburnum Tailings Dam #1 | Iron | 115 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Eshbaugh-martin Dam | Washington | 115 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Westfork Southeast Dam | Reynolds | 115 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Council Bluff Dam | Iron | 112 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Dresser No.4 Dam | Washington | 105 ft | Not Rated | Tailings |
| Smithville Dam | Clay | 105 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Fellows Lake Dam | Greene | 102 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Dresser No. 10 Dam | Jefferson | 100 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| National Lead Industries Dam | Washington | 99 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Harry S. Truman Dam - Sterett Creek Dike | Benton | 98 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Cadet Mine Tailings Dam | Washington | 97 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Lac Capri Dam | St. Francois | 97 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Mineral Point #2 | Washington | 95 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Riss Lake Dam | Platte | 93 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lake Konstanz Dam | Warren | 90 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Dresser No. 11 | Jefferson | 90 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| New Melle Quarry | St. Charles | 90 ft | Satisfactory | |
| West Peak Quarry Dam #1 | Iron | 90 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Blackwell Mine Dam | Washington | 85 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Kingston No. 1 Dam | Washington | 85 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Gun Club Lake Dam | Washington | 85 ft | Unsatisfactory | Tailings |
| Lake Viking Dam | Daviess | 85 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Weatherby Lake Dam | Platte | 85 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Indian Creek Mine Dam-lower | Washington | 84 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Lakewood-west Dam | Jackson | 84 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Little Otter Creek Lo-1 Lake Dam | Caldwell | 82 ft | Not Rated | |
| Mississippi Lime Upper Dam | Ste. Genevieve | 81 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Valley View Lake Dam | Jefferson | 80 ft | Satisfactory | |
| King Arthur's Dam | Washington | 80 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Lake Maxwell Dam | Maries | 80 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Callaway Forks Dam | St. Charles | 80 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lake Lasata Dam | Ste. Genevieve | 80 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Silver Lake Dam | Jefferson | 80 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Long Branch Dam | Macon | 80 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Brays Lake Dam | Phelps | 79 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lake Timberline Dam | St. Francois | 79 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Pinson Gravel Company Dam | Washington | 79 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Racola Tailings Dam | Washington | 78 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Desoto Mine Pit & Plant A Dam | Washington | 78 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Deer Hollow Lake Dam | Warren | 78 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Cadet No. 2 Dam | Washington | 77 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Keyes Branch Mine Dam | Washington | 77 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Mozingo Creek Dam | Nodaway | 77 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Palmer Mine Dam | Washington | 76 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lakewood-east Dam | Jackson | 75 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Cadet No. 3 Dam | Washington | 74 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Minnetonka Lake Dam | Washington | 74 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Lake Jacomo Dam | Jackson | 74 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Sun Mine Dam | Washington | 73 ft | Not Rated | Tailings |
| True Femme Osage Properties Lake Dam | St. Charles | 73 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Big Four Mine Dam | Washington | 73 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Goff Springs Dam | St. Francois | 73 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Bowling Green Dam #1 | Pike | 73 ft | Satisfactory | Water Supply |
| Upper Little Black D-2 | Ripley | 73 ft | Unsatisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Mineral Point #1 | Washington | 72 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Lac Shayne Dam | Washington | 72 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lipps Lake Dam | Cape Girardeau | 72 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Weber Dam | St. Charles | 72 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Autumn Lake Dam | Jefferson | 72 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Sycamore Valley Lake Dam | St. Charles | 72 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Thousand Oaks Dam | Platte | 70 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Black Tailings Dam | Washington | 70 ft | Satisfactory | Tailings |
| Port Perry Dam | Perry | 70 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lake Seven Falls No 3 | Ste. Genevieve | 70 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Thomas Hill Reservoir Dam | Randolph | 70 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Blue Springs Dam | Jackson | 70 ft | Not Available | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Warvid Lake Dam | St. Charles | 69 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lac Marseilles Dam | St. Francois | 69 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lake Lincoln Dam | Lincoln | 69 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Prairie Lee Lake Dam | Jackson | 69 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lakeview Dam | Washington | 68 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Settle Mine Dam #2 | Washington | 68 ft | Satisfactory | Other |
| Butterfly Lake Dam | Ste. Genevieve | 68 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Dierberg Lake Dam | St. Louis | 68 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lake Tishomingo Dam | Jefferson | 68 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Cherry Hill Dam | St. Louis | 68 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Lake Waukomis Dam | Platte | 68 ft | Unsatisfactory | Recreation |
| Fourche Creek Wtrshd No. 7 | Ripley | 68 ft | Satisfactory | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Sayersbrook Dam | Washington | 67 ft | Unsatisfactory | Recreation |
| Lake Sherwood Dam | Warren | 67 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |
| Rock Lake Village Dam | Johnson | 66 ft | Satisfactory | |
| Forest Lake Dam | Adair | 66 ft | Satisfactory | Recreation |