Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-29b

Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-29b is an earth dam located in Jackson 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 inspection06/13/1988
Height20 ft
Built196759 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 2,300 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 Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-29b

The primary purpose of Scs-tri-county Turkey Creek Site-29b 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 Jackson Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-spring Branch near Duke.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 2,300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 29 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 223 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 06/13/1988. That was over 38 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyJackson
Nearest CityDuke
River/StreamTr-spring Branch
Coordinates34.70508, -99.55185

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length2,300 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage223 acre-ft
Max Storage223 acre-ft
Normal Storage110 acre-ft
Surface Area29 acres
Max Discharge1,300 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerJackson Co Cons Dist
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/13/1988
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK02208
Federal IDOK02208
More InfoState Dam Safety Program