Scs-sugar Creek Site-015

Scs-sugar Creek Site-015 is an earth dam located in Caddo County, Oklahoma, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height38 ft
Built196462 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 38 ft
38 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

38 ft tall and 1,100 ft long, taller than 84% 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-015

The primary purpose of Scs-sugar Creek Site-015 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 North Caddo Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-sugar Creek near Lookeba.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 1,100 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 511 acre-feet. Completed in 1964, 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 38 feet, this dam is taller than 84% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCaddo
Nearest CityLookeba
River/StreamTr-sugar Creek
Coordinates35.40773, -98.41904

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height38 ft
Dam Height38 ft
Dam Length1,100 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage511 acre-ft
Max Storage511 acre-ft
Normal Storage157 acre-ft
Surface Area23 acres
Max Discharge3,400 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK00520
Federal IDOK00520
More InfoState Dam Safety Program