Turtle Lake (upper)

Turtle Lake (upper) is an earth dam located in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, built in 2003. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Turtle Lake (upper)

Turtle Lake (upper) is a dam in Cleveland, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Darryl And Pamela K Umphries (private). It impounds the Trib North Fork Little River near Moore.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 290 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 112 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 66 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 112 square miles. Completed in 2003, the structure is relatively new.

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 12/01/2010. That was over 15 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCleveland
Nearest CityMoore
River/StreamTrib North Fork Little River
Coordinates35.31653, -97.42804

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length290 ft
Year Completed2003 (23 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage66 acre-ft
Max Storage66 acre-ft
Normal Storage42 acre-ft
Surface Area112 acres
Drainage Area112 sq mi
Max Discharge720 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerDARRYL AND PAMELA K UMPHRIES
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection12/01/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK30152
Federal IDOK30152
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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