Scs-caddo Creek Site-22

Scs-caddo Creek Site-22 is an earth dam located in Carter 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
Height23 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 23 ft
23 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

23 ft tall and 1,180 ft long. 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-caddo Creek Site-22

The primary purpose of Scs-caddo Creek Site-22 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 Arbuckle Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-caddo Creek near Ardmore.

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 1,180 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 489 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.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCarter
Nearest CityArdmore
River/StreamTr-caddo Creek
Coordinates34.30188, -97.37584

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height23 ft
Dam Height23 ft
Dam Length1,180 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage489 acre-ft
Max Storage489 acre-ft
Normal Storage49 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Max Discharge1,400 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK00442
Federal IDOK00442
More InfoState Dam Safety Program