Upper Locust Creek W-193

Upper Locust Creek W-193 is an earth dam located in Sullivan County, Missouri, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height34 ft
Built200521 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 550 ft long, taller than 78% 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 W-193

The primary purpose of Upper Locust Creek W-193 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 Upper Locust Ck Ws Subdistrict (local government). It impounds the Tr-west Locust Creek near Osgood.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 143 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 50 square miles. Completed in 2005, 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 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountySullivan
Nearest CityOsgood
River/StreamTr-west Locust Creek
Coordinates40.18368, -93.26501

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length550 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage143 acre-ft
Max Storage143 acre-ft
Normal Storage43 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area50 sq mi
Max Discharge221 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerUpper Locust Ck Ws Subdistrict
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO51601
Federal IDMO51601
More InfoState Dam Safety Program