Scs-little Deep Fork Creek Site-39

Scs-little Deep Fork Creek Site-39 is an earth dam located in Creek County, Oklahoma, built in 1964. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height18 ft
Built196462 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 18 ft
18 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

18 ft tall and 830 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-little Deep Fork Creek Site-39

The primary purpose of Scs-little Deep Fork Creek Site-39 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 Creek Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-rock Cr near Slick.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 830 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 135 acre-feet. Completed in 1964, 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 01/01/1980. That was over 46 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCreek
Nearest CitySlick
River/StreamTr-rock Cr
Coordinates35.81725, -96.34706

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length830 ft
Year Completed1964 (62 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage135 acre-ft
Max Storage135 acre-ft
Normal Storage22 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Max Discharge930 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerCreek Co Cons Dist
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/01/1980
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK10630
Federal IDOK10630
More InfoState Dam Safety Program