Scs-upper Red Rock Creek Site-22

Scs-upper Red Rock Creek Site-22 is an earth dam located in Garfield County, Oklahoma, built in 1973. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height36 ft
Built197353 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 36 ft
36 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

36 ft tall and 1,200 ft long, taller than 82% 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-upper Red Rock Creek Site-22

The primary purpose of Scs-upper Red Rock 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 Garfield Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-red Rock Creek near Red Rock.

The dam stands 36 feet tall and stretches 1,200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 43 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,376 acre-feet. Completed in 1973, 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 36 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyGarfield
Nearest CityRed Rock
River/StreamTr-red Rock Creek
Coordinates36.53851, -97.61229

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height36 ft
Dam Height36 ft
Dam Length1,200 ft
Year Completed1973 (53 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,376 acre-ft
Max Storage1,376 acre-ft
Normal Storage211 acre-ft
Surface Area43 acres
Max Discharge2,150 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK00661
Federal IDOK00661
More InfoState Dam Safety Program