Kerr Mcgee Lake

Kerr Mcgee Lake is an earth dam located in Logan County, Oklahoma, built in 1968. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/26/2011
Height24 ft
Built196858 years ago

Dam profile

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

24 ft tall and 635 ft long. 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 Kerr Mcgee Lake

Kerr Mcgee Lake is a dam in Logan, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Cimmaron Corp. Attn Property Tax (private). It impounds the Tr-cimarron River near Guthrie.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 635 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 192 acre-feet. Completed in 1968, 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 07/26/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyLogan
Nearest CityGuthrie
River/StreamTr-cimarron River
Coordinates35.88429, -97.57033

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length635 ft
Year Completed1968 (58 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage192 acre-ft
Max Storage192 acre-ft
Normal Storage132 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Max Discharge4,000 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerCimmaron Corp. Attn Property Tax
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/26/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK02120
Federal IDOK02120
More InfoState Dam Safety Program