Scs-rock Creek Site-02

Scs-rock Creek Site-02 is an earth dam located in Murray County, Oklahoma, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height29 ft
Built196462 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 29 ft
29 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

29 ft tall and 1,050 ft long, taller than 65% 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-rock Creek Site-02

The primary purpose of Scs-rock Creek Site-02 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 Murray Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-guy Sandy Creek near Dougherty.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 1,050 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 459 acre-feet. Completed in 1964, 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
CountyMurray
Nearest CityDougherty
River/StreamTr-guy Sandy Creek
Coordinates34.59840, -97.02207

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length1,050 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage459 acre-ft
Max Storage459 acre-ft
Normal Storage46 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Max Discharge1,015 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK02006
Federal IDOK02006
More InfoState Dam Safety Program