Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-15

Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-15 is an earth dam located in Greer County, Oklahoma, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/15/1988
Height21 ft
Built197056 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 21 ft
21 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

21 ft tall and 2,200 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-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-15

The primary purpose of Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-15 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 Greer Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-turkey Creek near Duke.

The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 2,200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 27 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 322 acre-feet. Completed in 1970, 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 06/15/1988. That was over 38 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyGreer
Nearest CityDuke
River/StreamTr-turkey Creek
Coordinates34.76500, -99.67677

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height21 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length2,200 ft
Year Completed1970 (56 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage322 acre-ft
Max Storage322 acre-ft
Normal Storage83 acre-ft
Surface Area27 acres
Max Discharge2,244 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerGreer Co Cons Dist
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/15/1988
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK01377
Federal IDOK01377
More InfoState Dam Safety Program