Scs-rush Creek Site-025

Scs-rush Creek Site-025 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
Height37 ft
Built195967 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 37 ft
37 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

37 ft tall and 890 ft long, taller than 83% 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-rush Creek Site-025

The primary purpose of Scs-rush Creek Site-025 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-rush Creek near Purdy.

The dam stands 37 feet tall and stretches 890 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 297 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.

At 37 feet, this dam is taller than 83% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyGrady
Nearest CityPurdy
River/StreamTr-rush Creek
Coordinates34.70421, -97.67301

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height37 ft
Dam Height37 ft
Dam Length890 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage297 acre-ft
Max Storage297 acre-ft
Normal Storage127 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Max Discharge1,406 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 IDOK00152
Federal IDOK00152
More InfoState Dam Safety Program