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Upper Locust Creek L- 78

Putnam CountyMissouri

Upper Locust Creek L- 78 is an earth dam located in Putnam County, Missouri, built in 1997. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height36 ft
Built199729 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 36 ft
36 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

36 ft tall and 430 ft long, taller than 82% 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 Upper Locust Creek L- 78

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek L- 78 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 Upper Locust Watershed Subdist (local government). It impounds the Tr-east Fork Locust Creek near Reger.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 430 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 123 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 190 square miles. Completed in 1997, the structure is 29 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 36 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyPutnam
Nearest CityReger
River/StreamTr-east Fork Locust Creek
Coordinates40.56342, -93.15305

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length430 ft
Year Completed1997 (29 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage123 acre-ft
Max Storage123 acre-ft
Normal Storage38 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area190 sq mi
Max Discharge276 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerUpper Locust Watershed Subdist
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50734
Federal IDMO50734
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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