Davis Creek Dam

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Davis Creek Dam
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Location of Davis Creek Dam in Nebraska
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Davis Creek Dam (the United States)
Country United States
Location Nebraska
Coordinates 41°24′57″N98°44′57″W / 41.41596°N 98.74911°W / 41.41596; -98.74911
StatusOperational
Opening date1991
Designed by United States Bureau of Reclamation
Operator(s)Twin Loups Irrigation District
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsDavis Creek
Height153 ft (47 m)
Length2,900 ft (880 m)
Elevation at crest2,094 ft (638 m) [1]
Reservoir
CreatesDavis Creek Reservoir
Total capacity44,918 acre⋅ft (55,406,000 m3)
Catchment area 6.32 sq mi (16.4 km2) [1]
Surface area1,145 acres (463 ha)
Normal elevation2,064 ft (629 m) [2]
Location of Davis Creek Dam in Nebraska. The map shows dams and reservoirs built in the Pick-Sloan Program since the 1940s Map Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program.png
Location of Davis Creek Dam in Nebraska. The map shows dams and reservoirs built in the Pick–Sloan Program since the 1940s

Davis Creek Dam (National ID # NE82901) is a dam located at the county line between Greeley County and Valley County, in the middle part of the state of Nebraska.

The earthen dam was completed in 1991 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation with a height of 153 feet (47 m) and 2,900 feet (880 m) long at its crest. [1] It impounds Davis Creek for flood control, part of the North Loup Division of the Bureau's extensive Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. The dam is owned by the Bureau and is operated by the local Twin Loups Irrigation District.

The reservoir it creates, Davis Creek Reservoir, has a water surface of 1,145 acres (463 ha) and has a capacity of 44,918 acre-feet (55,406,000 m3). [3] Recreation includes fishing (for largemouth bass, walleye, crappie, yellow perch, etc.), hunting, boating, camping and hiking. [4] The northern shore borders the Davis Creek State Wildlife Recreational Area.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bureau of Reclamation".
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Davis Creek Dam
  3. http://www.usbr.gov/gp/aop/resaloc/davis_creek.pdf Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. "Davis Creek Reservoir, Nebraska".