Scs-sugar Creek Site-027

Scs-sugar Creek Site-027 is an earth dam located in Caddo County, Oklahoma, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Scs-sugar Creek Site-027

The primary purpose of Scs-sugar Creek Site-027 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 North Caddo Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-sugar Creek near Lookeba.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 715 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 187 acre-feet. Completed in 1963, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 01/01/1980. That was over 46 years ago.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCaddo
Nearest CityLookeba
River/StreamTr-sugar Creek
Coordinates35.42526, -98.40232

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length715 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage187 acre-ft
Max Storage187 acre-ft
Normal Storage67 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Max Discharge820 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerNORTH CADDO CONS DIST
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection01/01/1980
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK00508
Federal IDOK00508
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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