Scs-fort Cobb Laterals Site-101

About Scs-fort Cobb Laterals Site-101

The primary purpose of Scs-fort Cobb Laterals Site-101 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 South Caddo Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-washita River.

The dam stands 57 feet tall and stretches 660 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 96 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1984, the structure is 42 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 12/21/2011. That was over 14 years ago.

At 57 feet, this dam is taller than 95% of all dams in the United States.

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