Scs-little Washita River Site-22

About Scs-little Washita River Site-22

The primary purpose of Scs-little Washita River Site-22 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 Comanche Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-little Washita River near Cedar Grove.

The dam stands 45 feet tall and stretches 920 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 204 acre-feet. Completed in 1977, the structure is 49 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 45 feet, this dam is taller than 91% of dams nationwide.

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