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Big Creek-hurricane Creek S- 3

Carroll CountyMissouri

Big Creek-hurricane Creek S- 3 is an earth dam located in Carroll County, Missouri, built in 1992. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/01/2000
Height33 ft
Built199234 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 610 ft long, taller than 76% 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 S- 3

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek S- 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 District (local government). It impounds the Big Creek.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 610 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 133 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 300 square miles. Completed in 1992, the structure is 34 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.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamBig Creek
Coordinates39.47105, -93.48850

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length610 ft
Year Completed1992 (34 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage133 acre-ft
Max Storage133 acre-ft
Normal Storage29 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area300 sq mi
Max Discharge126 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerBig Creek Watershed District
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/01/2000
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51081
Federal IDMO51081
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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