Scs-round Creek Site-8

Scs-round Creek Site-8 is an earth dam located in Grady County, Oklahoma, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height30 ft
Built195967 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 980 ft long, taller than 68% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Scs-round Creek Site-8

The primary purpose of Scs-round Creek Site-8 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 Grady Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-sandy Cr near Erin Springs.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 980 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 365 acre-feet. Completed in 1959, 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.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyGrady
Nearest CityErin Springs
River/StreamTr-sandy Cr
Coordinates34.81460, -97.76696

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length980 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage365 acre-ft
Max Storage365 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Max Discharge1,490 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerGrady Co Cons Dist
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/01/1980
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK00138
Federal IDOK00138
More InfoState Dam Safety Program