Scs-cottonwood Creek Site-12

Scs-cottonwood Creek Site-12 is an earth dam located in Logan County, Oklahoma, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Scs-cottonwood Creek Site-12

The primary purpose of Scs-cottonwood Creek Site-12 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 Logan Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-cow Creek near Seward.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 835 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 258 acre-feet. Completed in 1965, 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
CountyLogan
Nearest CitySeward
River/StreamTr-cow Creek
Coordinates35.77643, -97.66729

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length835 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage258 acre-ft
Max Storage258 acre-ft
Normal Storage59 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Max Discharge770 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK12050
Federal IDOK12050
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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