Wheeling Creek Dams

  • The Wheeling Creek Site #3 is an earthen structure 85 feet high and 1015 feet long. The normal pool covers 31 acres and impounds 221 acre-feet of water. The dam has an 84-inch principal spillway pipe with the inlet located near the left abutment (looking downstream) along the upstream face of the embarkment. The dam has a 610-foot-wide emergency spillway riser for draining the impoundment. The dam has a 610-foot-wide emergency spillway open channel at the left of the abutment (looking downstream). The dam normally has a freeboard (vertical distance in feet between the normal reservoir elevation and the top of the dam) of 70.0 feet. Wheeling Creek Site #3 in Marshall County is a floodwater-retarding dam consisting of earthen fill. The dam is equipped with a riser and emergency spillway, which serves as dual protection from flooding and loss of life.

    The dam is designed to temporarily store water from upstream runoff and then release the water at a controlled rate, which will minimize downstream flooding. Flow will be controlled through ungated, self-operating reinforced concrete conduits, which are incorporated as a two-stage prinicpal spillway system that automatically controlls runoff resulting from all storms smaller than the 100-year frequency flood event. Flooding from storms greater than the 100-year frequency event will be routed safely over the dam's emergency spillway. Flood flows will be stored in the flood pool and released with no significant change in volume within 2 to 6 days following a storm.

    The Wheeling Creek Site #3 Dam was completed in 1994 and has a planned service life of 100 years.

    The Northern Panhandle Conservation District has an easement for the necessary Operation, Maintenance, and Repairs.

  • The Wheeling Creek Site #7 is an earthen structure 97 feet high and 687 feet long. The normal pool covers 29 acres and impounds 310 acre-feet of water. The dam impounds a maximum volume of 4,005 acre-feet of water. The dam has two 42-inch principal spillway pipes with the inlet located near the right abutment (looking downstream) along the upstream face of the embarkment. The dam has 2 gate valves located on the principal spillway open channel located at the right abutment (looking downstream). The dam normally has a freeboard (vertical distance in feet between the normal reservoir elevation and the top of the dam) of 68.1 feet.

    Wheeling Creek Site #7 in Ohio County is a floodwater-retarding dam and consists of earthen fill. The dam is equipped with a riser and emergency spillway, which serves as dual protection from flooding and loss of life.

    The dam is designed to temporarily store water from upstream runoff and then release the water at a controlled rate, which will minimize downstream flooding. Flow will be controlled through ungated, self-operating reinforced concrete conduits, which are incorporated as a single-stage prinicpal spillway system that automatically controlls runoff resulting from all storms smaller than the 100-year frequency flood event. Flooding from storms greater than the 100-year frequency event will be routed safely over the dam's emergency spillway. Flood flows will be stored in the flood pool and released with no significant change in volume within 2 to 6 days following a storm.

    The Wheeling Creek Site #7 Dam was completed in 1975 and has a planned service life of 100 years.

    The Northern Panhandle Conservation District has an easement for the necessary Operation, Maintenance, and Repairs.

  • The Wheeling Creek Site #18 is an earthen structure 75 feet high and 650 feet long. The normal pool covers 11 acres and impounds 1239 acre-feet of water. The dam impounds a maximum volume of 4,005 acre-feet of water. The dam has a 30-inch principal spillway pipe with the inlet located near the right abutment (looking downstream) along the upstream face of the embarkment. The dam has a gate valve located on the principal spillway riser for draining the impoundment. The dam has a 250-foot-wide emergency spillway open channel located at the left abutment (looking downstream). The dam normally has a freeboard (vertical distance in feet between the normal reservoir elevation and the top of the dam) of 43.5 feet.

    Wheeling Creek Site #18 in Marshall County is a floodwater-retarding dam and consists of earthen fill. The dam is equipped with a riser and emergency spillway, which serves as dual protection from flooding and loss of life.

    The dam is designed to temporarily store water from upstream runoff and then release the water at a controlled rate, which will minimize downstream flooding. Flow will be controlled through ungated, self-operating reinforced concrete conduits, which are incorporated as a single-stage prinicpal spillway system that automatically controlls runoff resulting from all storms smaller than the 100-year frequency flood event. Flooding from storms greater than the 100-year frequency event will be routed safely over the dam's emergency spillway. Flood flows will be stored in the flood pool and released with no significant change in volume within 2 to 6 days following a storm.

    The Wheeling Creek Site #18 Dam was completed in 1978 and has a planned service life of 100 years.

    The Northern Panhandle Conservation District has an easement for the necessary Operation, Maintenance, and Repairs.

  • The Wheeling Creek Site #23 is an earthen structure 90 feet high and 630 feet long. The normal pool covers 15 acres and impounds 228 acre-feet of water. The dam impounds a maximum volume of 1,465 acre-feet of water. The dam has a 36-inch principal spillway pipe with the inlet located near the center abutment (looking downstream) along the upstream face of the embarkment. The dam has a gate valve located on the principal spillway riser for draining the impoundment. The dam has a 92-foot-wide emergency spillway open channel located at the left abutment (looking downstream). The dam normally has a freeboard (vertical distance in feet between the normal reservoir elevation and the top of the dam) of 55.1 feet.

    Wheeling Creek Site #23 in Marshall County is a floodwater-retarding dam and consists of earthen fill. The dam is equipped with a riser and emergency spillway, which serves as dual protection from flooding and loss of life.

    The dam is designed to temporarily store water from upstream runoff and then release the water at a controlled rate, which will minimize downstream flooding. Flow will be controlled through ungated, self-operating reinforced concrete conduits, which are incorporated as a single-stage prinicpal spillway system that automatically controlls runoff resulting from all storms smaller than the 100-year frequency flood event. Flooding from storms greater than the 100-year frequency event will be routed safely over the dam's emergency spillway. Flood flows will be stored in the flood pool and released with no significant change in volume within 2 to 6 days following a storm.

    The Wheeling Creek Site #23 Dam was completed in 1978 and has a planned service life of 100 years.

    The Northern Panhandle Conservation District has an easement for the necessary Operation, Maintenance, and Repairs.

  • Item The Wheeling Creek Site #25 is an earthen structure 85 feet high and 777 feet long. The normal pool covers 23 acres and impounds 347 acre-feet of water. The dam impounds a maximum volume of 2,850 acre-feet of water. The dam has a 42-inch principal spillway pipe with the inlet located near the left abutment (looking downstream) along the upstream face of the embarkment. The dam has a gate valve located on the principal spillway riser for draining the impoundment. The dam has a 104-foot-wide emergency spillway open channel located at the right abutment (looking downstream). The dam normally has a freeboard (vertical distance in feet between the normal reservoir elevation and the top of the dam) of 59.7 feet.

    Wheeling Creek Site #25 in Marshall County is a floodwater-retarding dam and consists of earthen fill. The dam is equipped with a riser and emergency spillway, which serves as dual protection from flooding and loss of life.

    The dam is designed to temporarily store water from upstream runoff and then release the water at a controlled rate, which will minimize downstream flooding. Flow will be controlled through ungated, self-operating reinforced concrete conduits, which are incorporated as a single-stage prinicpal spillway system that automatically controlls runoff resulting from all storms smaller than the 100-year frequency flood event. Flooding from storms greater than the 100-year frequency event will be routed safely over the dam's emergency spillway. Flood flows will be stored in the flood pool and released with no significant change in volume within 2 to 6 days following a storm.

    The Wheeling Creek Site #25 Dam was completed in 1977 and has a planned service life of 100 years.

    The Northern Panhandle Conservation District has an easement for the necessary Operation, Maintenance, and Repairs.