Scs-brushy Peaceable Creek Site-026

About Scs-brushy Peaceable Creek Site-026

The primary purpose of Scs-brushy Peaceable Creek Site-026 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 County Conservation District (state). It impounds the Brushy Creek near Hartshorne.

The dam stands 38 feet tall and stretches 1,100 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 406 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 5,100 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 6,650 square miles. Completed in 1996, the structure is 30 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 12/22/2011. That was over 14 years ago.

At 38 feet, this dam is taller than 85% of dams nationwide.

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