Upper Locust Creek W-182

Upper Locust Creek W-182 is an earth dam located in Sullivan 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 500 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 Upper Locust Creek W-182

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek W-182 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 Upper Locust Creek Ws District (local government). It impounds the Tr-locust Creek near Sumner.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 130 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
CountySullivan
Nearest CitySumner
River/StreamTr-locust Creek
Coordinates40.22698, -93.26699

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed2004 (22 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Normal Storage23 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area130 sq mi
Max Discharge164 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMO51337
Federal IDMO51337
More InfoState Dam Safety Program