Missouri Dam Safety Inspection Reports
Abstract
This report presents the results of field inspection and evaluation of the Binder Lake Dam.
It was prepared under the National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams.
This dam has been classified as unsafe, non-emergency by the St. Louis District as a result of the application of the following criteria:
1) Spillway will not pass the Probable Maximum Flood.
2) Overtopping could result in dam failure.
3) Dam failure significantly increases the hazard to loss of life downstream.
Recommended Citation
Hoskins-Western-Sonderegger, Inc. Consulting Engineers, Lincoln, Nebraska, "Phase 1 Inspection Report: National Dam Safety Program. Missouri - Kansas City Basin. Binder Lake Dam, Cole County, Missouri" (1979). Missouri Dam Safety Inspection Reports. 12.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/dam-reports/12
Electronic OCLC #
1019902889
Print OCLC #
781636225
Report Number
Missouri Inventory No. 30051
Document Type
Technical Report
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1979, United States Army, All rights reserved.
Comments
Date of inspection: 30 May 1979