Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-03

Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-03 is an earth dam located in Harmon 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 inspection06/10/1988
Height25 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

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

25 ft tall and 1,580 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-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-03

The primary purpose of Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-03 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 Harmon Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-turkey Creek near Duke.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 1,580 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 34 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 328 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 06/10/1988. That was over 38 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyHarmon
Nearest CityDuke
River/StreamTr-turkey Creek
Coordinates34.74207, -99.74923

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length1,580 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage328 acre-ft
Max Storage328 acre-ft
Normal Storage147 acre-ft
Surface Area34 acres
Max Discharge2,060 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerHarmon Co Cons Dist
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/10/1988
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK01366
Federal IDOK01366
More InfoState Dam Safety Program