Longview Dam
Dam in Jackson County, Missouri · Little Blue River · forms Longview Lake
Height
125 ft
38 m (NID height)
Length
1,900 ft
579 m
Completed
1985
Longview Lake today
891.40 ft
7 days ▼ 0.31 ft
vs full pool
▲ 0.40 ft
Normal storage
22,100 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:45 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 125 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Kansas City District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 46,900 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 930 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 120 ft
- Drainage area
- 50 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 200 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Kansas City District
- Also known as
- Longview Lake
- NID ID
- MO82202
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated May 13, 2026. Search NID ID MO82202 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Longview Lake
- Longview South Dam
- Longview No 2
- Longview Dam -North