Commodore Lake

Commodore Lake is an earth dam located in Rogers County, Oklahoma, built in 1950. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/19/2011
Height40 ft
Built195076 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 40 ft
40 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

40 ft tall and 100 ft long, taller than 86% 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 Commodore Lake

Commodore Lake is a dam in Rogers, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Joe Don Eaves (private). It impounds the Tr-commodore Cr near Muskogee.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 100 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 50 acre-feet. Completed in 1950, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 05/19/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyRogers
Nearest CityMuskogee
River/StreamTr-commodore Cr
Coordinates36.13506, -95.55045

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length100 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage50 acre-ft
Max Storage50 acre-ft
Normal Storage22 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Max Discharge50 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerJoe Don Eaves
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/19/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK02340
Federal IDOK02340
More InfoState Dam Safety Program