Okla Land & Cattle Co.

Okla Land & Cattle Co. is a dam located in Osage County, Oklahoma, built in 1972. 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
Built197254 years ago

Dam profile

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

40 ft tall and 400 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.

The primary purpose of Okla Land & Cattle Co. is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Farmland Reserve Inc (private). It impounds the Cedar Cr near Okesa.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 400 acre-feet. Completed in 1972, 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/StreamCedar Cr
Coordinates36.74509, -96.26938

Physical Characteristics

NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length400 ft
Year Completed1972 (54 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage400 acre-ft
Max Storage400 acre-ft
Normal Storage300 acre-ft
Max Discharge3,700 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerFarmland Reserve Inc
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/13/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK13060
Federal IDOK13060
More InfoState Dam Safety Program