Dicks Pond

Dicks Pond is an earth dam located in Johnston County, Oklahoma, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Dicks Pond

The primary purpose of Dicks Pond 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 Us Fish And Wildlife Services,national Wildlife Refuge (federal). It impounds the Tr-texoma Lake near Refuge Headquarters.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 570 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 25 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 75 acre-feet. Completed in 1956, 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 10/01/1998. That was over 27 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyJohnston
Nearest CityRefuge Headquarters
River/StreamTr-texoma Lake
Coordinates34.20501, -96.64586

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length570 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage75 acre-ft
Max Storage75 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area25 acres
Max Discharge500 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerUS Fish and Wildlife Services,National Wildlife Refuge
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection10/01/1998
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK21288
Federal IDOK21288
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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