Scs-caddo Creek Site-25

Scs-caddo Creek Site-25 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
Height28 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 1,190 ft long, taller than 62% 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-caddo Creek Site-25

The primary purpose of Scs-caddo Creek Site-25 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-hug-me-tight Br near Ardmore.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 1,190 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 447 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-hug-me-tight Br
Coordinates34.32723, -97.41170

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length1,190 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage447 acre-ft
Max Storage447 acre-ft
Normal Storage78 acre-ft
Surface Area23 acres
Max Discharge1,235 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 IDOK00445
Federal IDOK00445
More InfoState Dam Safety Program