Scs-chigley Sandy Creek Site-01

Scs-chigley Sandy Creek Site-01 is an earth dam located in Murray County, Oklahoma, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height28 ft
Built195571 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 875 ft long, taller than 62% 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-chigley Sandy Creek Site-01

The primary purpose of Scs-chigley Sandy Creek Site-01 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-chigley Sandy Creek near Davis.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 875 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 194 acre-feet. Completed in 1955, 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 CityDavis
River/StreamTr-chigley Sandy Creek
Coordinates34.52928, -97.09523

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length875 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage194 acre-ft
Max Storage194 acre-ft
Normal Storage56 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Max Discharge1,022 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 IDOK02056
Federal IDOK02056
More InfoState Dam Safety Program