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Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 37

Carroll CountyMissouri

Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 37 is an earth dam located in Carroll County, Missouri, built in 2009. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height31 ft
Built200917 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall and 910 ft long, taller than 72% 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 B- 37

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek B- 37 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 Tr-big Creek.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 910 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 143 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 159 square miles. Completed in 2009, 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/StreamTr-big Creek
Coordinates39.47709, -93.44496

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length910 ft
Year Completed2009 (17 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage143 acre-ft
Max Storage143 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area159 sq mi
Max Discharge172 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 IDMO51551
Federal IDMO51551
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

Nearby Dams

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