Okla Land & Cattle Co

Okla Land & Cattle Co is an earth dam located in Osage County, Oklahoma, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/13/2011
Height40 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 40 ft
40 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

40 ft tall and 380 ft long, taller than 86% 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 Okla Land & Cattle Co

Okla Land & Cattle Co is a dam in Osage, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Fred & Nelda Wright (private). It impounds the Tr-sand Creek near Okesa.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 380 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 400 acre-feet. Completed in 1965, 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 09/13/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyOsage
Nearest CityOkesa
River/StreamTr-sand Creek
Coordinates36.73946, -96.30400

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length380 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage400 acre-ft
Max Storage400 acre-ft
Normal Storage24 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Max Discharge1,000 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerFred & Nelda Wright
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/13/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK13059
Federal IDOK13059
More InfoState Dam Safety Program