Willow Creek Dam, near Pierce, is working efficiently during record flooding

The Willow Creek State Recreation Area is located 1 ½ miles southwest of Pierce.  The dam is the flood control structure that creates the 700-acre reservoir.

Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (LENRD), General Manager, Mike Sousek, said, “The dam is structurally sound and is working as it should.  The LENRD is monitoring the dam and there are no structural deficiencies.”

The dam protects downstream landowners from flooding, as far south as Norfolk.  Sousek added, “Even with the severe flooding that the area has seen, the dam is functioning efficiently.”

The Willow Creek State Recreation Area is owned by the LENRD and is managed by the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission.

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