East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E-118

East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E-118 is an earth dam located in Sullivan County, Missouri, built in 2009. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E-118

The primary purpose of East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E-118 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 Locust Creek Ws District (local government). It impounds the Tr-east Locust Creek near Browning.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 630 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 88 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 153 square miles. Completed in 2009, 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.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountySullivan
Nearest CityBrowning
River/StreamTr-east Locust Creek
Coordinates40.10127, -93.09147

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length630 ft
Year Completed2009 (17 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage88 acre-ft
Max Storage88 acre-ft
Normal Storage26 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area153 sq mi
Max Discharge184 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerLOCUST CREEK WS DISTRICT
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51558
Federal IDMO51558
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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