Johnson Don

Johnson Don is an earth dam located in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/19/2010
Height24 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

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

24 ft tall and 660 ft long. 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 Johnson Don

Johnson Don is a dam in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Don Johnson (private). It impounds the Tr-cow Cr near Cashion.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 660 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet. Completed in 1965, 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 01/19/2010. That was over 16 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyKingfisher
Nearest CityCashion
River/StreamTr-cow Cr
Coordinates35.77921, -97.69455

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length660 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage100 acre-ft
Max Storage100 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Max Discharge3,800 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerDon Johnson
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/19/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK20688
Federal IDOK20688
More InfoState Dam Safety Program