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Big Creek-hurricane Creek P- 6a

Carroll CountyMissouri

Big Creek-hurricane Creek P- 6a is an earth dam located in Carroll 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
Height36 ft
Built200818 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 36 ft
36 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

36 ft tall and 429 ft long, taller than 82% 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 P- 6a

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek P- 6a 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 District (local government). It impounds the Trib.parker Creek.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 429 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 86 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 259 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 36 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
River/StreamTrib.parker Creek
Coordinates39.37839, -93.39397

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length429 ft
Year Completed2008 (18 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage86 acre-ft
Max Storage86 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area259 sq mi
Max Discharge199 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMO51543
Federal IDMO51543
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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