East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E-134

East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E-134 is an earth dam located in Sullivan County, Missouri, built in 2006. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height29 ft
Built200620 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 490 ft long, taller than 65% 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 East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E-134

The primary purpose of East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E-134 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 Locust Creek Ws District (local government). It impounds the Tr-east Locust Creek near Browning.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 490 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 255 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 166 square miles. Completed in 2006, 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
CountySullivan
Nearest CityBrowning
River/StreamTr-east Locust Creek
Coordinates40.05923, -93.11034

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length490 ft
Year Completed2006 (20 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage255 acre-ft
Max Storage255 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area166 sq mi
Max Discharge196 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMO51488
Federal IDMO51488
More InfoState Dam Safety Program