Upper Locust Creek L-111

Upper Locust Creek L-111 is an earth dam located in Putnam County, Missouri, built in 2004. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Upper Locust Creek L-111

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek L-111 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 Upper Locust Creek Ws District (local government). It impounds the Tr-locust Creek near Browning.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 530 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 92 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 50 square miles. Completed in 2004, the structure is relatively new.

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 11/01/2004. That was over 21 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountyPutnam
Nearest CityBrowning
River/StreamTr-locust Creek
Coordinates40.46564, -93.10162

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length530 ft
Year Completed2004 (22 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage92 acre-ft
Max Storage92 acre-ft
Normal Storage27 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area50 sq mi
Max Discharge154 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerUPPER LOCUST CREEK WS DISTRICT
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/2004
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51330
Federal IDMO51330
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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