Price Brothers

Price Brothers is an earth dam located in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, built in 1940. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/29/2010
Height20 ft
Built194086 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 20 ft
20 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

20 ft tall and 760 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 Price Brothers

Price Brothers is a dam in Jefferson, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Stuart Ranch LLC (private). It impounds the West MUD Creek near US Hwy 70 Bridge.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 760 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 53 acre-feet. Completed in 1940, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 11/29/2010. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyJefferson
Nearest CityUS Hwy 70 Bridge
River/StreamWest MUD Creek
Coordinates34.23186, -97.91986

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length760 ft
Year Completed1940 (86 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage53 acre-ft
Max Storage53 acre-ft
Normal Storage45 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Max Discharge483 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerStuart Ranch LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/29/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK21273
Federal IDOK21273
More InfoState Dam Safety Program