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Scs-upper Black Bear Creek Site-37

Garfield CountyOklahoma

Scs-upper Black Bear Creek Site-37 is an earth dam located in Garfield County, Oklahoma, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height24 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

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

24 ft tall and 1,400 ft long. 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 Black Bear Creek Site-37

The primary purpose of Scs-upper Black Bear Creek Site-37 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-black Bear Creek near Sumner.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 1,400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 19 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 409 acre-feet. Completed in 1965, 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
CountyGarfield
Nearest CitySumner
River/StreamTr-black Bear Creek
Coordinates36.38249, -97.65211

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length1,400 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage409 acre-ft
Max Storage409 acre-ft
Normal Storage91 acre-ft
Surface Area19 acres
Max Discharge780 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 IDOK01208
Federal IDOK01208
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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