Scs-lower Red Rock Creek Site-13

Scs-lower Red Rock Creek Site-13 is an earth dam located in Noble County, Oklahoma, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/09/1999
Height22 ft
Built197650 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 22 ft
22 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

22 ft tall and 3,150 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-lower Red Rock Creek Site-13

The primary purpose of Scs-lower Red Rock Creek Site-13 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 Noble Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-red Rock Creek near Red Rock.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 3,150 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 386 acre-feet. Completed in 1976, the structure is 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 11/09/1999. That was over 26 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyNoble
Nearest CityRed Rock
River/StreamTr-red Rock Creek
Coordinates36.46948, -97.25230

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length3,150 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage386 acre-ft
Max Storage386 acre-ft
Normal Storage68 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Max Discharge315 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerNoble Co Cons Dist
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/09/1999
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK12135
Federal IDOK12135
More InfoState Dam Safety Program