Smoke Rise Ranch

Smoke Rise Ranch is an earth dam located in Nowata County, Oklahoma, built in 1941. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection12/02/2010
Height20 ft
Built194185 years ago

Dam profile

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

20 ft tall and 820 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 Smoke Rise Ranch

Smoke Rise Ranch is a dam in Nowata, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Johnson Ok LLC (private). It impounds the Tr-south Fork Talala Cr.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 820 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 140 acre-feet. Completed in 1941, 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 12/02/2010. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyNowata
River/StreamTr-south Fork Talala Cr
Coordinates36.60816, -95.71947

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length820 ft
Year Completed1941 (85 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage140 acre-ft
Max Storage140 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Max Discharge300 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerJohnson Ok LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/02/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK10077
Federal IDOK10077
More InfoState Dam Safety Program