Cypress Creek Dam Y-19a-14

Cypress Creek Dam Y-19a-14 is an earth dam located in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, built in 2012. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Cypress Creek Dam Y-19a-14

The primary purpose of Cypress Creek Dam Y-19a-14 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 Jim Webb (private). It impounds the Unt Of Unt Of Cypress Creek.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 78 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2012, 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.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMississippi
CountyYalobusha
River/StreamUnt Of Unt Of Cypress Creek
Coordinates34.01121, -89.73022

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed2012 (14 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage78 acre-ft
Max Storage78 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerJIM WEBB
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS03828
Federal IDMS03828
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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