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Big Creek-hurricane Creek T- 5

Carroll CountyMissouri

Big Creek-hurricane Creek T- 5 is an earth dam located in Carroll 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 inspection11/01/2001
Height34 ft
Built200125 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 420 ft long, taller than 78% 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- 5

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

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 420 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 117 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 300 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 11/01/2001. That was over 24 years ago.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-big Creek
Coordinates39.59343, -93.54637

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length420 ft
Year Completed2001 (25 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage117 acre-ft
Max Storage117 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area300 sq mi
Max Discharge230 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerBig Creek Watershed District
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/01/2001
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51082
Federal IDMO51082
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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