Scs-cow Creek Site-01a

About Scs-cow Creek Site-01a

The primary purpose of Scs-cow Creek Site-01a 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 Jefferson Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr Cow Creek near Waurika.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 2,100 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 31 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 2,159 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 1981, the structure is 45 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 10/19/2011. That was over 14 years ago.

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

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