Big Creek-hurricane Creek B-121

Big Creek-hurricane Creek B-121 is an earth dam located in Carroll County, Missouri, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Big Creek-hurricane Creek B-121

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek B-121 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 District (local government). It impounds the Tr-big Creek.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 570 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 66 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 152 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 11/01/2000. That was over 25 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-big Creek
Coordinates39.57094, -93.40159

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length570 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage66 acre-ft
Max Storage66 acre-ft
Normal Storage19 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area152 sq mi
Max Discharge114 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerBIG CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection11/01/2000
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51075
Federal IDMO51075
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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