Bear - Pierce - Cedar 7-c

About Bear - Pierce - Cedar 7-c

The primary purpose of Bear - Pierce - Cedar 7-c 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 Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District (local government). It impounds the Tr-bear Creek near Beatrice.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 753 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 325 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1970, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 06/04/2020.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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