Scs-sugar Creek Site-003

Scs-sugar Creek Site-003 is an earth dam located in Caddo County, Oklahoma, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height33 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 1,310 ft long, taller than 76% 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-003

The primary purpose of Scs-sugar Creek Site-003 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 Yellow Creek near Gracemont.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 1,310 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 724 acre-feet. Completed in 1967, 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 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCaddo
Nearest CityGracemont
River/StreamYellow Creek
Coordinates35.19198, -98.30911

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length1,310 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage724 acre-ft
Max Storage724 acre-ft
Normal Storage115 acre-ft
Surface Area23 acres
Max Discharge2,840 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 IDOK00539
Federal IDOK00539
More InfoState Dam Safety Program