Scs-big Wewoka Creek Site-11

Scs-big Wewoka Creek Site-11 is an earth dam located in Seminole County, Oklahoma, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height25 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 2,180 ft long, taller than 50% 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-big Wewoka Creek Site-11

The primary purpose of Scs-big Wewoka Creek Site-11 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 Lima.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 2,180 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 128 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 2,964 acre-feet. Completed in 1963, 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 CityLima
River/StreamTr-wewoka Creek
Coordinates35.18214, -96.62405

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length2,180 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage2,964 acre-ft
Max Storage2,964 acre-ft
Normal Storage467 acre-ft
Surface Area128 acres
Max Discharge2,800 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 IDOK01309
Federal IDOK01309
More InfoState Dam Safety Program