Douglas & Harjo

Douglas & Harjo is an earth dam located in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, built in 1950. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection05/31/2011
Height28 ft
Built195076 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 440 ft long, taller than 62% 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 Douglas & Harjo

Douglas & Harjo is a dam in Okfuskee, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Lisa Johnson Moutray (private). It impounds the Tr-bad Creek near Pharoah.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 440 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 2 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 70 acre-feet. Completed in 1950, 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 05/31/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyOkfuskee
Nearest CityPharoah
River/StreamTr-bad Creek
Coordinates35.41830, -96.14330

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length440 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Max Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area2 acres
Max Discharge1,900 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerLisa Johnson Moutray
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection05/31/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK12748
Federal IDOK12748
More InfoState Dam Safety Program