Scs-winter Creek Site-12

Scs-winter Creek Site-12 is an earth dam located in Grady County, Oklahoma, built in 1965. 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
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

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

30 ft tall and 920 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-winter Creek Site-12

The primary purpose of Scs-winter Creek Site-12 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-laflin Cr near Bradley.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 920 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 367 acre-feet. Completed in 1965, 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 CityBradley
River/StreamTr-laflin Cr
Coordinates34.94729, -97.72757

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length920 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage367 acre-ft
Max Storage367 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Max Discharge960 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 IDOK00226
Federal IDOK00226
More InfoState Dam Safety Program