Big Creek-hurricane Creek D- 7

Big Creek-hurricane Creek D- 7 is an earth dam located in Carroll County, Missouri, built in 2010. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height29 ft
Built201016 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 520 ft long, taller than 65% 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 D- 7

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek D- 7 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 D (local government). It impounds the Tr-missouri River near Dewitt.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 520 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 101 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 243 square miles. Completed in 2010, 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
Nearest CityDewitt
River/StreamTr-missouri River
Coordinates39.38600, -93.25926

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length520 ft
Year Completed2010 (16 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage101 acre-ft
Max Storage101 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area243 sq mi
Max Discharge106 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMO51606
Federal IDMO51606
More InfoState Dam Safety Program