Scs-whitegrass-waterhole Cr Site-9

Scs-whitegrass-waterhole Cr Site-9 is an earth dam located in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, built in 1960. 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
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

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

28 ft tall and 1,650 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-whitegrass-waterhole Cr Site-9

The primary purpose of Scs-whitegrass-waterhole Cr Site-9 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 Robert Poteet Victory (private). It impounds the Waterhole Cr near Maple Springs School.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 1,650 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,186 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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
CountyMcCurtain
Nearest CityMaple Springs School
River/StreamWaterhole Cr
Coordinates33.88295, -94.93952

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length1,650 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,186 acre-ft
Max Storage1,186 acre-ft
Normal Storage91 acre-ft
Surface Area23 acres
Max Discharge2,170 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerRobert Poteet Victory
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/01/1980
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK02072
Federal IDOK02072
More InfoState Dam Safety Program