Scs-salt Creek Site-41

Scs-salt Creek Site-41 is an earth dam located in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height20 ft
Built196363 years ago

Dam profile

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

20 ft tall and 840 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-salt Creek Site-41

The primary purpose of Scs-salt Creek Site-41 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 Pottawatomie Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-bruno Creek near Wolf.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 840 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 134 acre-feet. Completed in 1963, 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
CountyPottawatomie
Nearest CityWolf
River/StreamTr-bruno Creek
Coordinates35.02721, -96.80027

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length840 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage134 acre-ft
Max Storage134 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Max Discharge745 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK12028
Federal IDOK12028
More InfoState Dam Safety Program