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Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 38

Carroll CountyMissouri

Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 38 is an earth dam located in Carroll 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
Height30 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 705 ft long, taller than 68% 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 B- 38

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 38 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-big Creek-hurricane Creek.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 705 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 159 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 212 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
CountyCarroll
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-big Creek-hurricane Creek
Coordinates39.47720, -93.44450

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length705 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage159 acre-ft
Max Storage159 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area212 sq mi
Max Discharge519 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMO51453
Federal IDMO51453
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

Nearby Dams

Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 37 0.0 mi Low Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 39 0.9 mi Low Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 35 1.0 mi Low Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 36 1.0 mi Low Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 34 1.2 mi Low Big Creek-hurricane Creek S- 4 1.3 mi Low Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 33 1.3 mi Low Big Creek-hurricane Creek S- 6 1.4 mi Low Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 32 1.7 mi Low Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 42 1.7 mi Low