Scs-lower Bayou Creek Site-08

Scs-lower Bayou Creek Site-08 is an earth dam located in Love County, Oklahoma, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height15 ft
Built197650 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 15 ft
15 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

15 ft tall and 720 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 Scs-lower Bayou Creek Site-08

The primary purpose of Scs-lower Bayou 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 Love Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-simon Creek near Turner.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 720 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 245 acre-feet. Completed in 1976, the structure is 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
CountyLove
Nearest CityTurner
River/StreamTr-simon Creek
Coordinates34.00961, -97.34465

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length720 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage245 acre-ft
Max Storage245 acre-ft
Normal Storage62 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Max Discharge224 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK20753
Federal IDOK20753
More InfoState Dam Safety Program