Mclaury No 2

Mclaury No 2 is an earth dam located in Beckham County, Oklahoma, built in 1948. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/30/2010
Height26 ft
Built194878 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 550 ft long, taller than 55% 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 Mclaury No 2

Mclaury No 2 is a dam in Beckham, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Anita Colleen Royse (private). It impounds the Tr-starvation Creek near Sayre.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 77 acre-feet. Completed in 1948, 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 11/30/2010. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyBeckham
Nearest CitySayre
River/StreamTr-starvation Creek
Coordinates35.40140, -99.76087

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Height26 ft
Dam Length550 ft
Year Completed1948 (78 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage77 acre-ft
Max Storage77 acre-ft
Normal Storage68 acre-ft
Max Discharge725 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerAnita Colleen Royse
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/30/2010
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK21341
Federal IDOK21341
More InfoState Dam Safety Program