Scs-cotton-coon-mission Cr Site-004

Scs-cotton-coon-mission Cr Site-004 is an earth dam located in Osage County, Oklahoma, built in 1977. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height40 ft
Built197749 years ago

Dam profile

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

40 ft tall and 780 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 Scs-cotton-coon-mission Cr Site-004

The primary purpose of Scs-cotton-coon-mission Cr Site-004 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 Osage Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Opossum Creek near Bartlesville.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 780 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 732 acre-feet. Completed in 1977, the structure is 49 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 01/01/1980. That was over 46 years ago.

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

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyOsage
Nearest CityBartlesville
River/StreamOpossum Creek
Coordinates36.93971, -96.06092

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length780 ft
Year Completed1977 (49 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage732 acre-ft
Max Storage732 acre-ft
Normal Storage78 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Max Discharge1,003 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerOsage Co Cons Dist
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/01/1980
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK20539
Federal IDOK20539
More InfoState Dam Safety Program