East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E- 5

East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E- 5 is an earth dam located in Sullivan County, Missouri, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection03/26/1999
Height30 ft
Built199927 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 500 ft long, taller than 68% 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 East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E- 5

The primary purpose of East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E- 5 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 East Locust Creek Subdistrict (local government). It impounds the Tr-unnamed to East Locust near Pollock.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 71 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 140 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 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 03/26/1999. That was over 27 years ago.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountySullivan
Nearest CityPollock
River/StreamTr-unnamed to East Locust
Coordinates40.38251, -93.06887

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage71 acre-ft
Max Storage71 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area140 sq mi
Max Discharge78 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerEast Locust Creek Subdistrict
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection03/26/1999
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50816
Federal IDMO50816
More InfoState Dam Safety Program