Scs-winter Creek Site-13

Scs-winter Creek Site-13 is an earth dam located in Grady County, Oklahoma, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height39 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 39 ft
39 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

39 ft tall and 1,060 ft long, taller than 85% 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-13

The primary purpose of Scs-winter Creek Site-13 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 39 feet tall and stretches 1,060 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 416 acre-feet. Completed in 1966, 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 39 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyGrady
Nearest CityBradley
River/StreamTr-laflin Cr
Coordinates34.96009, -97.72079

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height39 ft
Dam Height39 ft
Dam Length1,060 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage416 acre-ft
Max Storage416 acre-ft
Normal Storage53 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Max Discharge785 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 IDOK00227
Federal IDOK00227
More InfoState Dam Safety Program