Nw Ok Land & Cattle Co.

Nw Ok Land & Cattle Co. is an earth dam located in Harper County, Oklahoma, built in 1940. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection08/15/2011
Height26 ft
Built194086 years ago

Dam profile

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

26 ft tall and 475 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 Nw Ok Land & Cattle Co.

Nw Ok Land & Cattle Co. is a dam in Harper, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Dorothy Morey Trust C/o Ronald Morey (private). It impounds the Tr Buffao Cr near Buffalo.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 475 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet. Completed in 1940, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 08/15/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyHarper
Nearest CityBuffalo
River/StreamTr Buffao Cr
Coordinates36.76048, -99.69230

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length475 ft
Year Completed1940 (86 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Max Discharge2,720 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerDorothy Morey Trust C/o Ronald Morey
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection08/15/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK12614
Federal IDOK12614
More InfoState Dam Safety Program