Scs-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-10

Scs-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-10 is an earth dam located in Atoka County, Oklahoma, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height41 ft
Built195571 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 41 ft
41 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

41 ft tall and 880 ft long, taller than 87% 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-10

The primary purpose of Scs-lower Clear Boggy Creek Site-10 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 Rock Creek.

The dam stands 41 feet tall and stretches 880 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 65 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 281 acre-feet. Completed in 1955, 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.

At 41 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyAtoka
River/StreamRock Creek
Coordinates34.26262, -96.34737

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height41 ft
Dam Height41 ft
Dam Length880 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage281 acre-ft
Max Storage281 acre-ft
Normal Storage281 acre-ft
Surface Area65 acres
Max Discharge10,450 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 IDOK20745
Federal IDOK20745
More InfoState Dam Safety Program