Scs-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-08

Scs-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-08 is an earth dam located in Atoka 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
Height34 ft
Built197749 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 34 ft
34 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

34 ft tall and 1,110 ft long, taller than 78% 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-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-08

The primary purpose of Scs-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-08 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-salt Creek near Caney.

The dam stands 34 feet tall and stretches 1,110 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 462 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 34 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyAtoka
Nearest CityCaney
River/StreamTr-salt Creek
Coordinates34.27287, -96.30787

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height34 ft
Dam Height34 ft
Dam Length1,110 ft
Year Completed1977 (49 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage462 acre-ft
Max Storage462 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Max Discharge840 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 IDOK20632
Federal IDOK20632
More InfoState Dam Safety Program