Stonewall Lake

Stonewall Lake is an earth dam located in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection12/01/2010
Height28 ft
Built195769 years ago

Dam profile

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

28 ft tall and 660 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 Stonewall Lake

The primary purpose of Stonewall Lake is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Michael J & Joe D Williams (private). It impounds the Tr-buck Creek near Stonewall.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 660 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 34 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 445 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1957, 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 12/01/2010. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyPontotoc
Nearest CityStonewall
River/StreamTr-buck Creek
Coordinates34.66102, -96.52232

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length660 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage445 acre-ft
Max Storage445 acre-ft
Normal Storage180 acre-ft
Surface Area34 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge1,400 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMichael J & Joe D Williams
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/01/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK02329
Federal IDOK02329
More InfoState Dam Safety Program