Upper Locust Creek W-190

Upper Locust Creek W-190 is an earth dam located in Sullivan County, Missouri, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Upper Locust Creek W-190

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek W-190 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 Ck Ws Subdistrict (local government). It impounds the Tr-west Locust Creek near Osgood.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 570 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 67 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 357 square miles. Completed in 2005, 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 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountySullivan
Nearest CityOsgood
River/StreamTr-west Locust Creek
Coordinates40.20313, -93.27629

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length570 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage67 acre-ft
Max Storage67 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area357 sq mi
Max Discharge117 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerUPPER LOCUST CK WS SUBDISTRICT
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51599
Federal IDMO51599
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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