Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-18

Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-18 is an earth dam located in Greer County, Oklahoma, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection06/17/1988
Height26 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 2,060 ft long, taller than 55% 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-18

The primary purpose of Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-18 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 26 feet tall and stretches 2,060 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 140 acre-feet. Completed in 1966, 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 06/17/1988. That was over 38 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyGreer
Nearest CityDuke
River/StreamTr-turkey Creek
Coordinates34.75823, -99.58441

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length2,060 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage140 acre-ft
Max Storage140 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Max Discharge827 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerGreer Co Cons Dist
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/17/1988
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK01381
Federal IDOK01381
More InfoState Dam Safety Program