Appendix 6. Hazard rating of lead and barite tailings dams and piles in the Big River basin (USCOE and MDNR 1980).
GP--COE 404 General Permit; LR--DNR Land Reclamation Permit; IP-Individual Permit.
| ID |
Name |
County |
Material |
Rating |
| DAMS |
| 1 |
Richwoods "WW" Dam |
Jefferson |
barite |
high |
| 2 |
Dresser #11 Dam |
Jefferson |
barite |
low |
| 3 |
Desoto B Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 4 |
Richwoods Mine B Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 5 |
Richwoods Pond Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 6 |
Ditch Creek Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 7 |
Big Four Mine Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 8 |
Desoto Mining Co. A Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 9 |
Kingston #1 Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 10 |
Star Mine Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 11 |
P&P Gravel Co. |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 12 |
Dorlac Lake Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 13 |
Eshbaugh_Martin Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 14 |
Carter Lake Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 15 |
Sun Mine Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 16 |
Blackwell Mine Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 17 |
New Dresser No.4 Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 18 |
NL Industries Tiff Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 19 |
Dresser No.4 Dam (failed) |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 20 |
Bottom Diggins Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 21 |
Cadet #2 Dam |
Washington |
barite |
low |
| 22 |
Cadet No.1 Dam |
Washington |
barite |
sign |
| 23 |
Old Wolf Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 24 |
Cadet Mine Tailings Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 25 |
Racola Tailings Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 26 |
Old Mines Tailings Dam |
Washington |
barite |
sign |
| 27 |
Arnault Branch Mine Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 28 |
Lutrell Lake Dam Upper |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 29 |
Moeckel Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 30 |
Keyes Branch Mine Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 31 |
Mineral Point No.2 Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high |
| 32 |
Mineral Point #1 Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high |
| 33 |
Dresser Minerals #7 Dam |
Washington |
barite |
low |
| 34 |
Dresser Mineral #7 Dam South |
Washington |
barite |
sign |
| 35 |
Old Washer #1 Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 36 |
Black Tailings Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 37 |
Pond Creek Tailings Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 38 |
Cadet #3 Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 39 |
Dresser Indust. Old #1 Dam |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 40 |
Dresser #1 D |
Washington |
barite |
high* |
| 41 |
Blackwell Pond Dam |
St. Francois |
barite |
high* |
| 42 |
Dresser #10 Dam |
Jefferson |
barite |
–* |
| 43 |
Eaton Dam |
St. Francois |
lead |
–* |
| 44 |
Leadwood Tailings Dam |
St. Francois |
lead |
high* |
| 45 |
St. Joe State Park Dam |
St. Francois |
lead |
high* |
Tailings Piles
| A |
Bonne Terre Lead Tailings |
St. Francois |
lead |
__ |
| B |
East Bonne Terre Tailings |
St. Francois |
lead |
__ |
| C |
Desloge Lead Tailings Pile |
St. Francois |
lead |
__ |
| D |
National Lead Tailings Pile |
St. Francois |
lead |
__ |
| E |
Elvins Lead Tailings Pile |
St. Francois |
lead |
__ |
| F |
Federal Lead Tailings Pile |
St. Francois |
lead |
__ |
| G |
Leadwood/Eaton Lead Tailings |
St. Francois |
lead |
__ |
_ unknown
DNR Hazard Ratings
low = no permanent structures downstream of dam
sign = 1_9 permanent structures downstream of dam
high = 10+ permanent structures downstream of dam
* USCOE "unsafe" designation
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