Bear - Pierce - Cedar 9-a

About Bear - Pierce - Cedar 9-a

The primary purpose of Bear - Pierce - Cedar 9-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 Cedar Creek near Blue Springs.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 1,526 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 63 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 2,131 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 7 square miles. Completed in 1978, the structure is 48 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 fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 10/15/2020.

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

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