Town Creek Watershed Structure 4 Dam

Town Creek Watershed Structure 4 Dam is an earth dam located in Lee County, Mississippi, built in 1997. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Town Creek Watershed Structure 4 Dam

The primary purpose of Town Creek Watershed Structure 4 Dam 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 Town Creek Water Management District (local government). It impounds the Smith Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 1,115 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 28 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 875 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1997, the structure is 29 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 11/04/2021.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLee
River/StreamSmith Creek
Coordinates34.19617, -88.61449

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length1,115 ft
Year Completed1997 (29 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage875 acre-ft
Max Storage875 acre-ft
Normal Storage68 acre-ft
Surface Area28 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge54 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerTOWN CREEK WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection11/04/2021
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS03422
Federal IDMS03422
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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