James Travis is an earth dam located in Greer County, Oklahoma, built in 1979. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 20 ft20 ft tall and 734 ft long. 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 James Travis
James Travis is a dam in Greer, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by James Travis (private).
The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 734 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 13 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 200 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1979, the structure is 47 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.
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Location
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Greer |
| Coordinates | 35.00905, -99.54965 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 20 ft |
| Dam Height | 20 ft |
| Dam Length | 734 ft |
| Year Completed | 1979 (47 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 200 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 200 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 46 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 13 acres |
| Drainage Area | 2 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 1,619 cfs |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Owner | James Travis |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | OK83961 |
| Federal ID | OK83961 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |