Plum Creek 6-a

About Plum Creek 6-a

The primary purpose of Plum Creek 6-a 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 Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District (local government). It impounds the Tr-plum Creek near Burchard.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 737 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 28 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 490 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1964, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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. Its condition is rated poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 06/06/2022.

At 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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