Scs-bear-fall & Coon Creek Site-013

Scs-bear-fall & Coon Creek Site-013 is an earth dam located in Logan County, Oklahoma, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height53 ft
Built196264 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 53 ft
53 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

53 ft tall and 2,050 ft long, taller than 93% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Scs-bear-fall & Coon Creek Site-013

The primary purpose of Scs-bear-fall & Coon Creek Site-013 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 Logan Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Bear Creek near Meridian.

The dam stands 53 feet tall and stretches 2,050 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 70 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 3,250 acre-feet. Completed in 1962, 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.

At 53 feet, this dam is taller than 93% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyLogan
Nearest CityMeridian
River/StreamBear Creek
Coordinates35.81620, -97.33688

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height53 ft
Dam Height53 ft
Dam Length2,050 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage3,250 acre-ft
Max Storage3,250 acre-ft
Normal Storage435 acre-ft
Surface Area70 acres
Max Discharge3,870 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK02098
Federal IDOK02098
More InfoState Dam Safety Program