Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 79

Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 79 is an earth dam located in Livingston County, Missouri, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 79

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 79 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 Big Creek Watershed District (local government). It impounds the Tr-big Creek.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 585 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 77 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 223 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 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. The most recent inspection on record was 11/01/2000. That was over 25 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountyLivingston
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-big Creek
Coordinates39.62019, -93.41658

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length585 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage77 acre-ft
Max Storage77 acre-ft
Normal Storage21 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area223 sq mi
Max Discharge112 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerBIG CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/2000
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51074
Federal IDMO51074
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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