Scs-sugar Creek Site-035

Scs-sugar Creek Site-035 is an earth dam located in Caddo County, Oklahoma, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height26 ft
Built197056 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 960 ft long, taller than 55% 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-sugar Creek Site-035

The primary purpose of Scs-sugar Creek Site-035 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 South Caddo Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-sugar Creek near Gracemont.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 960 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 177 acre-feet. Completed in 1970, 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
CountyCaddo
Nearest CityGracemont
River/StreamTr-sugar Creek
Coordinates35.20717, -98.25743

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length960 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage177 acre-ft
Max Storage177 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Max Discharge480 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK00510
Federal IDOK00510
More InfoState Dam Safety Program