Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-10

Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-10 is an earth dam located in Coal 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
Height20 ft
Built196165 years ago

Dam profile

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

20 ft tall and 900 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-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-10

The primary purpose of Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-10 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 Coal Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-goose Creek near Olney.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 900 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 250 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
CountyCoal
Nearest CityOlney
River/StreamTr-goose Creek
Coordinates34.48461, -96.49332

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length900 ft
Year Completed1961 (65 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage250 acre-ft
Max Storage250 acre-ft
Normal Storage110 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Max Discharge690 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK12164
Federal IDOK12164
More InfoState Dam Safety Program