Scs-salt-camp Creek Site-06

Scs-salt-camp Creek Site-06 is an earth dam located in Creek County, Oklahoma, built in 1981. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height32 ft
Built198145 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 900 ft long, taller than 74% 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 Scs-salt-camp Creek Site-06

The primary purpose of Scs-salt-camp Creek Site-06 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Salt Camp Creek Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-salt Cr.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 900 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 719 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1981, the structure is 45 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 01/01/1980. That was over 46 years ago.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCreek
River/StreamTr-salt Cr
Coordinates35.76363, -96.51871

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height32 ft
Dam Height32 ft
Dam Length900 ft
Year Completed1981 (45 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage719 acre-ft
Max Storage719 acre-ft
Normal Storage48 acre-ft
Surface Area13 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge480 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerSalt Camp Creek Cons Dist
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection01/01/1980
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK21524
Federal IDOK21524
More InfoState Dam Safety Program