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 inspection06/05/2002
Height25 ft
Built194086 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 350 ft long, taller than 50% 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 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 Bridge.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 83 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 06/05/2002. That was over 24 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyJefferson
Nearest CityUS Hwy Bridge
River/StreamWest MUD Creek
Coordinates34.22375, -97.91583

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1940 (86 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage83 acre-ft
Max Storage83 acre-ft
Normal Storage63 acre-ft
Max Discharge5,695 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerStuart Ranch LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection06/05/2002
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK21274
Federal IDOK21274
More InfoState Dam Safety Program