Scs-roaring Creek Site-005

Scs-roaring Creek Site-005 is an earth dam located in Grady County, Oklahoma, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height50 ft
Built196858 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 50 ft
50 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

50 ft tall and 650 ft long, taller than 92% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Scs-roaring Creek Site-005

The primary purpose of Scs-roaring Creek Site-005 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-east Roaring Creek.

The dam stands 50 feet tall and stretches 650 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 494 acre-feet. Completed in 1968, 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 50 feet, this dam is taller than 92% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyGrady
River/StreamTr-east Roaring Creek
Coordinates34.82008, -97.83035

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height50 ft
Dam Height50 ft
Dam Length650 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage494 acre-ft
Max Storage494 acre-ft
Normal Storage42 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Max Discharge1,260 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 IDOK00183
Federal IDOK00183
More InfoState Dam Safety Program