Abbot Ranch - Austin Lake

Abbot Ranch - Austin Lake is an earth dam located in Latimer County, Oklahoma, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection03/17/2003
Height35 ft
Built197551 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 35 ft
35 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

35 ft tall and 1,300 ft long, taller than 80% 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 Abbot Ranch - Austin Lake

Abbot Ranch - Austin Lake is a dam in Latimer, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Abbott Ranch (private). It impounds the Tr-fourche Maline near Salina.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 1,300 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 346 acre-feet. Completed in 1975, 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 03/17/2003. That was over 23 years ago.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 80% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyLatimer
Nearest CitySalina
River/StreamTr-fourche Maline
Coordinates34.91567, -95.14905

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height35 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length1,300 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage346 acre-ft
Max Storage346 acre-ft
Normal Storage346 acre-ft
Max Discharge800 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerAbbott Ranch
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection03/17/2003
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK21104
Federal IDOK21104
More InfoState Dam Safety Program