Dd No D-7 (tri-creek)

About Dd No D-7 (tri-creek)

The primary purpose of Dd No D-7 (tri-creek) 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 Labette-hackberry Creek Wjd No 96 (local government). It impounds the Dry Creek-tr near Neodesha.

The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 1,475 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 48 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 963 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1996, the structure is 30 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. The most recent inspection on record was 04/17/1996. That was over 29 years ago.

At 37 feet, this dam is taller than 84% of dams nationwide.

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