Scs-uncle John Creek Site-12

Scs-uncle John Creek Site-12 is an earth dam located in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height31 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall and 4,500 ft long, taller than 72% 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-uncle John Creek Site-12

The primary purpose of Scs-uncle John Creek Site-12 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 Kingfisher Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-clear Cr near Kingfisher.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 4,500 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 34 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,437 acre-feet. Completed in 1967, 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
CountyKingfisher
Nearest CityKingfisher
River/StreamTr-clear Cr
Coordinates35.75237, -97.86782

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length4,500 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage1,437 acre-ft
Max Storage1,437 acre-ft
Normal Storage166 acre-ft
Surface Area34 acres
Max Discharge3,050 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK02178
Federal IDOK02178
More InfoState Dam Safety Program