Scs-barnitz Creek Site-003

About Scs-barnitz Creek Site-003

The primary purpose of Scs-barnitz Creek Site-003 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 Dewey Co. Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-west Branitz Creek near Clinton.

The dam stands 49 feet tall and stretches 3,820 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 416 acre-feet. Completed in 1954, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in 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 11/29/2011. That was over 14 years ago.

At 49 feet, this dam is taller than 92% of dams nationwide.

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