Wappapello Lake

Facts

 

Rolled Earth Fill Dam

Crest length, feet 2,700
Maximum height above stream bed, feet 109
Base width maximum, feet 765
Top width, feet 30
Elevation at top of dam, feet NGVD 419.74
Volume of earth in dam, cubic yards 2,300,000

 

Spillway, concrete weir

Crest elevation, flood pool, feet NGVD 394.74
Length of emergency spillway, feet 740
Discharge capacity at flood pool elevation 414 NGVD, CFS 227,000
Maximum Pool NGVD 410.4

 

Outlet Works

Length of structure, feet 724
Number of service gates 3
Dimension of service gates, feet 10x20
Number of conduits 1
Inside diameter of conduit, feet 22
Maximum operation discharge, Cubic Feet per Second (CFS) 18,000
Hydroelectric turbine, output, Kilowatt 75

 

Reservoir

Conservation pool, feet NGVD 354.74
   Surface area, acres 5,200
   Water stored, acre-feet 31,100
Recreation pool, feet NGVD 359.74
   Surface area, acres 8,400
   Water stored, acre-feet 63,000
Flood pool, feet NGVD 394.74
   Surface area, acres 23,200
   Total storage capacity, acre-feet 613,300