Scs-salt Creek Site-49

Scs-salt Creek Site-49 is an earth dam located in Seminole County, Oklahoma, built in 1961. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height26 ft
Built196165 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 1,280 ft long, taller than 55% 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 Scs-salt Creek Site-49

The primary purpose of Scs-salt Creek Site-49 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 Konawa Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-mud Creek near Wolf.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 1,280 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 519 acre-feet. Completed in 1961, 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
CountySeminole
Nearest CityWolf
River/StreamTr-mud Creek
Coordinates35.03965, -96.71180

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length1,280 ft
Year Completed1961 (65 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage519 acre-ft
Max Storage519 acre-ft
Normal Storage94 acre-ft
Surface Area20 acres
Max Discharge1,335 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK12034
Federal IDOK12034
More InfoState Dam Safety Program