Big Creek-hurricane Creek H- 9

Big Creek-hurricane Creek H- 9 is an earth dam located in Carroll County, Missouri, built in 2004. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/01/2004
Height27 ft
Built200422 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 616 ft long, taller than 59% 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 H- 9

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek H- 9 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-hurricane Creek Ws D (local government). It impounds the Tr-hurricane Creek.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 616 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 120 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 275 square miles. Completed in 2004, 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 11/01/2004. That was over 21 years ago.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-hurricane Creek
Coordinates39.55887, -93.36932

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length616 ft
Year Completed2004 (22 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage120 acre-ft
Max Storage120 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area275 sq mi
Max Discharge161 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerBig Creek-hurricane Creek Ws D
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/01/2004
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51293
Federal IDMO51293
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