Scs-big Wewoka Creek Site-06

Scs-big Wewoka Creek Site-06 is an earth dam located in Seminole County, Oklahoma, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height22 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 22 ft
22 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

22 ft tall and 1,460 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-big Wewoka Creek Site-06

The primary purpose of Scs-big Wewoka Creek Site-06 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 Seminole Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-wewoka Creek near Seminole.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 1,460 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 27 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 439 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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
CountySeminole
Nearest CitySeminole
River/StreamTr-wewoka Creek
Coordinates35.20307, -96.68864

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length1,460 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage439 acre-ft
Max Storage439 acre-ft
Normal Storage121 acre-ft
Surface Area27 acres
Max Discharge1,340 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK01303
Federal IDOK01303
More InfoState Dam Safety Program