Cooper Creek Wid Site 6 is an earth dam located in Lawrence County, Arkansas, built in 1972. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 40 ft40 ft tall and 878 ft long, taller than 86% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About Cooper Creek Wid Site 6
The primary purpose of Cooper Creek Wid Site 6 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 Cooper Creek Watershed Improvement District (local government). It impounds the Copper Creek-tr near Strawberry.
The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 878 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 441 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1972, 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.
At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Lawrence |
| Nearest City | Strawberry |
| River/Stream | Copper Creek-tr |
| Coordinates | 36.03722, -91.28694 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 40 ft |
| Dam Height | 40 ft |
| Dam Length | 878 ft |
| Year Completed | 1972 (54 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 441 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 441 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 25 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 4 acres |
| Drainage Area | 1 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 605 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Owner | Cooper Creek Watershed Improvement District |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | AR00375 |
| Federal ID | AR00375 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |