Scs-brushy Peaceable Creek Site-025

Scs-brushy Peaceable Creek Site-025 is an earth dam located in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, built in 1978. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection01/01/1980
Height25 ft
Built197848 years ago

Dam profile

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

25 ft tall, 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 Scs-brushy Peaceable Creek Site-025

The primary purpose of Scs-brushy Peaceable Creek Site-025 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 Pittsburg Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Tri Cr near Haileyville.

The dam stands 25 feet tall, creates a reservoir covering 17 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 200 acre-feet. Completed in 1978, the structure is 48 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
CountyPittsburg
Nearest CityHaileyville
River/StreamTri Cr
Coordinates34.77566, -95.75970

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Year Completed1978 (48 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage200 acre-ft
Max Storage200 acre-ft
Normal Storage124 acre-ft
Surface Area17 acres
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDOK22148
Federal IDOK22148
More InfoState Dam Safety Program