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Big Creek-hurricane Creek H- 13a

Carroll CountyMissouri

Big Creek-hurricane Creek H- 13a 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
Height28 ft
Built200818 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 516 ft long, taller than 62% 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 H- 13a

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek H- 13a 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 Hurricane Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 516 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 81 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 330 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
CountyCarroll
River/StreamTrib Hurricane Creek
Coordinates39.53654, -93.38542

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length516 ft
Year Completed2008 (18 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage81 acre-ft
Max Storage81 acre-ft
Normal Storage21 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area330 sq mi
Max Discharge145 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 IDMO51545
Federal IDMO51545
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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