Upper Locust Creek L-114

Upper Locust Creek L-114 is an earth dam located in Putnam County, Missouri, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/01/2004
Height31 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall and 630 ft long, taller than 72% 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-114

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek L-114 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 Upperlocust Creek Ws District (local government). It impounds the Tr-locust Creek near Browning.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 630 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 123 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 135 square miles. Completed in 2005, 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
CountyPutnam
Nearest CityBrowning
River/StreamTr-locust Creek
Coordinates40.48330, -93.15000

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length630 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage123 acre-ft
Max Storage123 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area135 sq mi
Max Discharge206 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerUpperlocust Creek Ws District
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/01/2004
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51331
Federal IDMO51331
More InfoState Dam Safety Program