Scs-tonkawa Creek Site-008

Scs-tonkawa Creek Site-008 is an earth dam located in Caddo County, Oklahoma, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height27 ft
Built196957 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 1,140 ft long, taller than 59% 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-tonkawa Creek Site-008

The primary purpose of Scs-tonkawa Creek Site-008 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 South Caddo Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-tonkawa Cr near Anadarko.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 1,140 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 121 acre-feet. Completed in 1969, 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 01/01/1980. That was over 46 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCaddo
Nearest CityAnadarko
River/StreamTr-tonkawa Cr
Coordinates35.00096, -98.27454

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length1,140 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage121 acre-ft
Max Storage121 acre-ft
Normal Storage21 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Max Discharge608 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK20607
Federal IDOK20607
More InfoState Dam Safety Program