Roaring River State Park Dam/Spillway

Built in 1933. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

One of 15 National Register listings published here for Barry County · listed in 1985 · category: Structure · built in 1933.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
Address. Off Park Rd., Cassville, 65641
When was it listed? February 1985
Category. structure
Also known as. ECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR
Township. Roaring River township
When was it built? 1933
National Register reference number. 85000518 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

34 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Roaring River State Park Dam/Spillway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 744 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Arson/incendiarism	13
Debris and open burning	12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Natural	1
Recreation and ceremony	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
1 August 2005	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Mark Twain National Forest	HIGHWAY 112
27 June 1994	Equipment and vehicle use	4.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
7 April 2016	Arson/incendiarism	15 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	135592-00509-04072016-2342
6 April 2016	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	135591-00509-04062016-2345
4 April 1992	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	not named
3 April 1997	Arson/incendiarism	14 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	TWIN VISTAS
23 April 1996	Arson/incendiarism	14 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	THREE SET
23 April 1996	Arson/incendiarism	20 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	BEACON

Every fire recorded in Barry County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Roaring River State Park Dam/Spillway: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unknown - S+G	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Beydler Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Roaring River Ls + Marble Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Barry County

Storms near this property

60 of 113 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cassville, the town this property stands in, in 113 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 41 flash flood, 36 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 1994	Hail	Cassville	$50,000	Golf ball-size hail pelted numerous areas south of Cassville and areas of Table Rock Lake causing extensive damage to vehicles and docks. Trees were also stripped of their leaves with several knocked over.
March 2017	Hail	Cassville	$25,000	This report was from social media with a picture. There was damage to cars in the area.
December 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$15,000	Several utility poles were downed at the intersection of Highways 112 and 76.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$15,000	Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a farm store. Most of the damage occurred to the store building, however, a stock tank was blown about one quarter of a mile from where it was stored.
February 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$15,000	no account filed
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$10,000	Report of numerous trees that were down, with some tops off of others. Power outages were also reported.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Cassville	$10,000	A vehicle was swept off the road by flood water.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Cassville	$10,000	Excessive rainfall produced flash flooding within the community of Cassville. One vehicle was swamped by the flooding and had to be pulled out by a wrecker. Other specific locations that experienced flooding included a section of Highway 76 near its intersection with Highway 112 along with a low water crossing three miles southeast of Cassville.
April 2019	Tornado (EF0)	Cassville	$8,000	A National Weather Service survey determined than an EF-0 tornado tracked a total of 1.9 miles from two miles south southwest of Cassville to one mile west southwest of Cassville. The tornado was on the ground intermittently for approximately five minutes along its 1.9 mile total track with maximum wind speeds estimated at 75 mph. Several large trees were damaged or uprooted with one large tree falling on and damaging a house.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$5,000	A large tree was down on a powerline on Farm Road 1107.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$5,000	There were multiple reprots of trees and power lines blown down in the Cassville area.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$5,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power lines and trees.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$5,000	Severe thunderstorms downed trees throughout the area and damaged roofs in Monett and Cassville.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$1,000	Emergency management reported tree limbs down.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$1,000	The county sheriff's office reported building material from a shed on Hwy 248 east of Cassville.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$500	Large trees were blown down and caused damage to a roof.
March 1994	Hail	Cassville	$500	no account filed
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	$100	Thunderstorm winds blew down a cinder block wall of a building and downed trees in Cassville.
March 2026	Hail	Cassville	-	Hail to the size of quarters fell in Cassville.
April 2025	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	A water rescue was performed on Farm Road 2200 east of Farm Road 1110. The occupants were rescued safely with no injuries.
September 2025	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	A few road intersections had flooding in the town of Cassville due to heavy rainfall rates.
September 2025	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Water was over Highway 37 just south of Cassville and intersections that normally flood were completely impassable.
May 2024	Hail	Cassville	-	Report of quarter size hail.
March 2023	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	State highway MO-37 was closed due to flooding.
March 2023	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Missouri Highway 37 was closed at a low water area due to heavy rainfall and flooding.
April 2023	Hail	Cassville	-	Penny sized hail was reported via MPing.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	-	A large limb was reported down.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	-	Numerous large limbs and trees were reported downed by high winds.
April 2022	Heavy Rain	Cassville	-	The Mesonet station FW9035 in Cassville recorded a three hour precipitation total of 1.20 inches.
December 2022	Flood	Cassville	-	Highway 76 at Flat Creek was flooded and impassable due to heavy rainfall.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	-	Several trees were reported down in town. One tree blocked Farm Road 2180 and Farm Road 1140.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	-	A large tree was uprooted.
June 2019	Hail	Cassville	-	Hail up to quarter size was reported.
June 2019	Hail	Cassville	-	Quarter size hail was reported.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Highway 37 at Business 37 was flooded and impassible. One vehicle was reported as stranded.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Multiple roads in Cassville were closed due to high water.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Several water rescues occurred due to flash flooding around Flat Creek in the area near Mill Street and 10th Street. No injuries occurred.
February 2018	Flood	Cassville	-	Highway 112 near Cassville was closed due to flooding.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	-	A large tree was blocking Farm Road 1100 and Farm Road 2205.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Excessive rainfall caused several streets to experience flash flooding in the city of Cassville.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Route U was impassable and closed due to flooding.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	MODOT reported numerous county and state roads were closed throughout Barry County due to flood water. Numerous flood water rescues occurred throughout the county.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	The Budget Inn on Highway 112 was evacuated because of flood water.
April 2017	Heavy Rain	Cassville	-	The CoCoRaHS station MO-FSA-009 near Cassville measured 2.30 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	A small area on Fair Street was briefly evacuated as a precaution along Flat Creek.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	The low water crossing near Highway 76 and Highway 112 was flooded.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Highway Y along Flat Creek was closed due to flooding.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	-	A tree was blown down and blocked Highway 248.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Highway 76 southeast of Cassville was flooded.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Water was over Highway 37 in Cassville.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Highway 37 was flooded and closed in Cassville.
December 2015	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Highway 37 in Cassville was closed due to flooding at Flat Creek.
October 2014	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Numerous low water crossings were flooded throughout Barry County. There were several road closures due to flooding in Cassville and Wheaton.
April 2011	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Highway Y was closed due to flooding.
May 2010	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	A low water crossing was closed at 7th and Main Streets due to flooding. The water depth was estimated at 3 feet.
October 2009	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Highways 76 at the intersection of Highway 86, Highway 39 near highway EE, Route C near routes B and VV, Route U south of highway 37 and route Y near business 37 were all closed due to flood water.
August 2009	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Law enforcement reported road closures due to flooding in Cassville.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree within Cassville.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Cassville	-	Straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm snapped three cedar trees estimated to be 18 inches in diameter at the trunk.
May 2008	Flash Flood	Cassville	-	Flat Creek flooded low lying areas along with several low water crossings.

Every storm recorded in Barry County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Roaring River State Park Deer Leap Trail	under 500 feet	1985
Roaring River State Park Hotel	under 500 feet	1985
Roaring River Camps and Hotel Summer Cottage	0.4 miles	2024
Roaring River State Park Shelter Kitchen No. 2 and Rest Room	0.6 miles	1985
Roaring River State Park Honeymoon Cabin	0.8 miles	1985
Roaring River State Park Bath House	0.9 miles	1985

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 85000518 in Record Group 79.
Barry County	All 15 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.