Friend Wf

Friend Wf is an earth dam located in Osage 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 inspection08/10/2006
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 200 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 Friend Wf

Friend Wf is a dam in Osage, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Ollie Mae Kyler (private). It impounds the Tr-mission Cr near Bartlesville.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 140 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 08/10/2006. That was over 20 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyOsage
Nearest CityBartlesville
River/StreamTr-mission Cr
Coordinates36.83471, -96.14328

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length200 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage140 acre-ft
Max Storage140 acre-ft
Normal Storage80 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Max Discharge900 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerOllie Mae Kyler
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection08/10/2006
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK12941
Federal IDOK12941
More InfoState Dam Safety Program