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Big Creek-hurricane Creek T- 3

Carroll CountyMissouri

Big Creek-hurricane Creek T- 3 is an earth dam located in Carroll County, Missouri, built in 1995. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height32 ft
Built199531 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 615 ft long, taller than 74% 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 Big Creek-hurricane Creek T- 3

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek T- 3 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 Big Creek Watershed Subdistric (local government). It impounds the Tr-big Creek.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 615 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 122 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 268 square miles. Completed in 1995, the structure is 31 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
CountyCarroll
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-big Creek
Coordinates39.58682, -93.55844

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length615 ft
Year Completed1995 (31 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage122 acre-ft
Max Storage122 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area268 sq mi
Max Discharge212 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerBig Creek Watershed Subdistric
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50802
Federal IDMO50802
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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