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Upper Locust Creek L-143

Putnam CountyMissouri

Upper Locust Creek L-143 is an earth dam located in Putnam County, Missouri, built in 2008. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height33 ft
Built200818 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 455 ft long, taller than 76% 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-143

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek L-143 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-locust Creek near Reger.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 455 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 137 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 200 square miles. Completed in 2008, 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.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyPutnam
Nearest CityReger
River/StreamTr-locust Creek
Coordinates40.40692, -93.08575

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length455 ft
Year Completed2008 (18 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage137 acre-ft
Max Storage137 acre-ft
Normal Storage41 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area200 sq mi
Max Discharge304 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 IDMO51525
Federal IDMO51525
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

Nearby Dams

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