Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-010

Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-010 is an earth dam located in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, built in 1974. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height31 ft
Built197452 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 31 ft
31 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

31 ft tall and 1,320 ft long, taller than 72% 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-saddle Mountain Creek Site-010

The primary purpose of Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-010 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 Kiowa Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-pecan Creek near Carnegie.

The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 1,320 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 285 acre-feet. Completed in 1974, 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
CountyKiowa
Nearest CityCarnegie
River/StreamTr-pecan Creek
Coordinates34.98077, -98.69595

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height31 ft
Dam Height31 ft
Dam Length1,320 ft
Year Completed1974 (52 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage285 acre-ft
Max Storage285 acre-ft
Normal Storage32 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Max Discharge1,008 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK20670
Federal IDOK20670
More InfoState Dam Safety Program