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Upper Locust Creek L-141

Putnam CountyMissouri

Upper Locust Creek L-141 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
Height32 ft
Built200818 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 430 ft long, taller than 74% 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-141

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek L-141 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 32 feet tall and stretches 430 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 72 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 180 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.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyPutnam
Nearest CityReger
River/StreamTr-locust Creek
Coordinates40.41502, -93.07396

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length430 ft
Year Completed2008 (18 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage72 acre-ft
Max Storage72 acre-ft
Normal Storage21 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area180 sq mi
Max Discharge904 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 IDMO51527
Federal IDMO51527
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

Nearby Dams

Upper Locust Creek L-142 0.7 mi Low Upper Locust Creek L-143 0.8 mi Low Upper Locust Creek L-140 1.1 mi Low Pipes 001 1.2 mi Low Upper Locust Creek L-144 1.6 mi Low Upper Locust Creek W- 77 2.0 mi Low Upper Locust Creek L-148 2.2 mi Low East Locust Creek Watershed Dam E- 5 2.3 mi Low Upper Locust Creek L-146a 2.3 mi Low Upper Locust Creek L-139 2.4 mi Low