Cooper Creek Wid Site 6

Cooper Creek Wid Site 6 is an earth dam located in Lawrence County, Arkansas, built in 1972. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Cooper Creek Wid Site 6

The primary purpose of Cooper Creek Wid Site 6 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Cooper Creek Watershed Improvement District (local government). It impounds the Copper Creek-tr near Strawberry.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 878 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 441 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1972, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateArkansas
CountyLawrence
Nearest CityStrawberry
River/StreamCopper Creek-tr
Coordinates36.03722, -91.28694

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length878 ft
Year Completed1972 (54 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage441 acre-ft
Max Storage441 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge605 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerCooper Creek Watershed Improvement District
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00375
Federal IDAR00375
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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