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Upper Locust Creek L- 79

Putnam CountyMissouri

Upper Locust Creek L- 79 is an earth dam located in Putnam 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
Height31 ft
Built199333 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall and 500 ft long, taller than 72% 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- 79

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek L- 79 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-upper Locust Creek near Browning.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 89 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 105 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.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyPutnam
Nearest CityBrowning
River/StreamTr-upper Locust Creek
Coordinates40.54850, -93.14919

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1993 (33 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage89 acre-ft
Max Storage89 acre-ft
Normal Storage27 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Drainage Area105 sq mi
Max Discharge100 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 IDMO50735
Federal IDMO50735
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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