Scs-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-14

Scs-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-14 is an earth dam located in Atoka County, Oklahoma, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height47 ft
Built197650 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 47 ft
47 FT TEN-STORY BUILDINGMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

47 ft tall and 490 ft long, taller than 91% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Scs-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-14

The primary purpose of Scs-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-14 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 Atoka Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-sandy Creek near Caney.

The dam stands 47 feet tall and stretches 490 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 971 acre-feet. Completed in 1976, the structure is 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.

At 47 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyAtoka
Nearest CityCaney
River/StreamTr-sandy Creek
Coordinates34.32453, -96.38050

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height47 ft
Dam Height47 ft
Dam Length490 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage971 acre-ft
Max Storage971 acre-ft
Normal Storage136 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Max Discharge2,390 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK20631
Federal IDOK20631
More InfoState Dam Safety Program