Brown Foundation Incorporated Dam

Brown Foundation Incorporated Dam is an earth dam located in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height15 ft
Built197551 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 15 ft
15 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

15 ft tall and 750 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 Brown Foundation Incorporated Dam

Brown Foundation Incorporated Dam is a dam in Cleveland, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Bureau of Reclamation (federal). It impounds the Tr-little River.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 750 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 90 acre-feet. Completed in 1975, 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.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCleveland
River/StreamTr-little River
Coordinates35.23859, -97.31939

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length750 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage90 acre-ft
Max Storage90 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Max Discharge10 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerBureau of Reclamation
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK12582
Federal IDOK12582
More InfoState Dam Safety Program