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.
Davis Creek Dam | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Nebraska |
Coordinates | 41°24′57″N 98°44′57″W / 41.41596°N 98.74911°W |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1991 |
Designed by | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
Operator(s) | Twin Loups Irrigation District |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Davis Creek |
Height | 153 ft (47 m) |
Length | 2,900 ft (880 m) |
Elevation at crest | 2,094 ft (638 m)[1] |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Davis Creek Reservoir |
Total capacity | 44,918 acre⋅ft (55,406,000 m3) |
Catchment area | 6.32 sq mi (16.4 km2)[1] |
Surface area | 1,145 acres (463 ha) |
Normal elevation | 2,064 ft (629 m)[2] |
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.