Scs-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-10

Scs-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-10 is an earth dam located in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, built in 1983. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height33 ft
Built198343 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 33 ft
33 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

33 ft tall and 1,150 ft long, taller than 76% 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-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-10

The primary purpose of Scs-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-10 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 Pontotoc Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tr-muddy Boggy Cr.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 1,150 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 403 acre-feet. Completed in 1983, the structure is 43 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.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 76% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyPontotoc
River/StreamTr-muddy Boggy Cr
Coordinates34.81989, -96.57850

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height33 ft
Dam Height33 ft
Dam Length1,150 ft
Year Completed1983 (43 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage403 acre-ft
Max Storage403 acre-ft
Normal Storage35 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK21575
Federal IDOK21575
More InfoState Dam Safety Program