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Upper Locust Creek L- 91

Putnam CountyMissouri

Upper Locust Creek L- 91 is an earth dam located in Putnam County, Missouri, built in 2001. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection12/03/2001
Height28 ft
Built200125 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 450 ft long, taller than 62% 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- 91

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek L- 91 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 Locust Creek Watershed Distric (local government). It impounds the Tr-locust Creek near Browning.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 99 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 48 square miles. Completed in 2001, the structure is relatively new.

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 12/03/2001. That was over 24 years ago.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyPutnam
Nearest CityBrowning
River/StreamTr-locust Creek
Coordinates40.52732, -93.11873

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length450 ft
Year Completed2001 (25 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage99 acre-ft
Max Storage99 acre-ft
Normal Storage27 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area48 sq mi
Max Discharge151 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerLocust Creek Watershed Distric
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/03/2001
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51039
Federal IDMO51039
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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