West Fork Big Creek Dam B-110

West Fork Big Creek Dam B-110 is an earth dam located in Harrison County, Missouri, built in 1993. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height34 ft
Built199333 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 390 ft long, taller than 78% 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 West Fork Big Creek Dam B-110

The primary purpose of West Fork Big Creek Dam B-110 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 West Fork Big Ck. Watershed Su (local government). It impounds the Tr-west Fork Big Creek near Bethany.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 390 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 91 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 260 square miles. Completed in 1993, the structure is 33 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 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyHarrison
Nearest CityBethany
River/StreamTr-west Fork Big Creek
Coordinates40.34074, -94.02402

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length390 ft
Year Completed1993 (33 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage91 acre-ft
Max Storage91 acre-ft
Normal Storage26 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area260 sq mi
Max Discharge165 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerWest Fork Big Ck. Watershed Su
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50585
Federal IDMO50585
More InfoState Dam Safety Program