Terra - Belle Starr Lake

Terra - Belle Starr Lake is an earth dam located in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection12/03/2010
Height18 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 18 ft
18 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

18 ft tall and 823 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 Terra - Belle Starr Lake

Terra - Belle Starr Lake is a dam in McIntosh, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Belle Starr Ranch (private). It impounds the Tr-lake Eufaula near Hoyt.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 823 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 233 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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 12/03/2010. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyMcIntosh
Nearest CityHoyt
River/StreamTr-lake Eufaula
Coordinates35.35291, -95.53300

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length823 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage233 acre-ft
Max Storage233 acre-ft
Normal Storage127 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Max Discharge1,248 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerBelle Starr Ranch
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/03/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK20723
Federal IDOK20723
More InfoState Dam Safety Program