Williams Perry

Williams Perry is an earth dam located in Delaware 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 inspection12/02/2010
Height30 ft
Built197551 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 100 ft long, taller than 68% 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 Williams Perry

Williams Perry is a dam in Delaware, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Perry E & Norma Williams (private). It impounds the Tr-illinois River near Siloam Springs.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 100 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 1 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 50 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 12/02/2010. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyDelaware
Nearest CitySiloam Springs
River/StreamTr-illinois River
Coordinates36.17184, -94.61619

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length100 ft
Year Completed1975 (51 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage50 acre-ft
Max Storage50 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft
Surface Area1 acres
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerPerry E & Norma Williams
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection12/02/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK21201
Federal IDOK21201
More InfoState Dam Safety Program