Bear - Pierce - Cedar 9-d

About Bear - Pierce - Cedar 9-d

The primary purpose of Bear - Pierce - Cedar 9-d 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-cedar Creek near Blue Springs.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 1,071 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 510 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1972, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in 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 07/07/2022.

At 32 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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