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Troublesome Creek Watershed Dam T-111

Knox CountyMissouri

Troublesome Creek Watershed Dam T-111 is an earth dam located in Knox 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 inspectionNot reported
Height27 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

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

27 ft tall and 732 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 Troublesome Creek Watershed Dam T-111

The primary purpose of Troublesome Creek Watershed Dam T-111 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 Troublesome Creek Ws District (local government). It impounds the Troublesome Creek.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 732 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 64 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 20 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.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyKnox
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTroublesome Creek
Coordinates40.17397, -92.11680

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length732 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage64 acre-ft
Max Storage64 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Drainage Area20 sq mi
Max Discharge103 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerTroublesome Creek Ws District
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51393
Federal IDMO51393
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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