Scs-cow Creek Site-01b

About Scs-cow Creek Site-01b

The primary purpose of Scs-cow Creek Site-01b is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Jefferson Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-cow Cr near Waurika.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 1,250 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 26 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,353 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1,875 square miles. Completed in 1981, the structure is 45 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 10/19/2011. That was over 14 years ago.

At 34 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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