Long Branch Dam

Long Branch Dam is a dam in Macon County in northern Missouri, about 80 miles (130 km) north of Columbia, Missouri.

Long Branch Dam
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Country	United States
Location	Macon County Missouri
Coordinates	39°45′09″N 92°30′53″W
Purpose	Flood control, Water storage
Opening date	1978
Built by	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Impounds	East Fork Little Chariton River
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Long Branch Lake
Total capacity	98,000 acre⋅ft (121,000,000 m^3)
Normal elevation	790 ft (240 m)[1]

The dam is a project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers to provide flood control, water storage, wildlife conservation, and recreation. Completed in 1978, the 71-foot (22 m) high earthen dam impounds the water of the East Fork of the Little Chariton River.[2]

Long Branch Lake is the reservoir created by the dam, with about 24 miles (39 km) of shoreline and a flood-control capacity of 98,000 acre-feet (121,000,000 m^3). In addition to the adjacent state-run Long Branch State Park with three separate units,[3] the dam has a visitor center at its southern end, and the Atlanta State Wildlife Area at its northern end.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Branch Dam
2. "Long Branch Lake". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
3. "Long Branch State Park". 10 December 2010.