Dams in Oklahoma

4,981 damsAvg age: 60 years

420

High Hazard

207

Significant

4,300

Low Hazard

Dam Safety in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 4,981 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 420 (8%) are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life — and 207 are classified as significant hazard. Currently, 59 dams in the state have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory, indicating recognized safety deficiencies.

The average dam in Oklahoma is 60 years old. The most common purpose for dams in Oklahoma is flood risk reduction, accounting for 2,349 of the state's dams.

The federal inventory is not every dam in Oklahoma. It includes dams rated high or significant hazard, plus low-hazard dams above a size threshold (taller than 25 feet holding more than 15 acre-feet, or taller than 6 feet holding more than 50 acre-feet). Small, older dams below that line are usually left out, even though they can still shape the streams around them. The state's own dam safety program often tracks many more, and it is the agency that inspects most of them.

Use the search above to find dams near any address in Oklahoma, or browse by county below. Each dam listing includes its hazard potential classification, condition assessment, physical characteristics, and inspection history from the NID.

Oklahoma Dam Facts

Total Dams	4,981
High Hazard Dams	420
Average Dam Age	60 years
Tallest Dam	225 ft
Largest Reservoir	3,825,400 acre-ft
Poor/Unsatisfactory Condition	59

Notable Dams in Oklahoma

Broken Bow Dam - Reregulation Dam225 ftLow Tenkiller Ferry Dam - Dike197 ftHigh Stan Raetz Dam174 ftLow Mcgee Creek Dam161 ftHigh Pensacola155 ftHigh

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Counties in Oklahoma

Adair21 dams15 high hazard Alfalfa9 dams1 high hazard Atoka62 dams2 high hazard Beaver19 dams Beckham71 dams6 high hazard Blaine28 dams1 high hazard Bryan110 dams4 high hazard Caddo171 dams17 high hazard Canadian72 dams13 high hazard Carter61 dams4 high hazard Cherokee7 dams1 high hazard Choctaw20 dams1 high hazard Cimarron6 dams Cleveland61 dams13 high hazard Coal60 dams3 high hazard Comanche92 dams15 high hazard Cotton16 dams1 high hazard Craig11 dams Creek156 dams9 high hazard Custer208 dams5 high hazard Delaware7 dams2 high hazard Dewey69 dams8 high hazard Ellis25 dams Fannin1 dams Garfield61 dams1 high hazard Garvin185 dams16 high hazard Grady234 dams8 high hazard Grant15 dams Greer30 dams1 high hazard Harmon32 dams Harper150 dams Haskell13 dams2 high hazard Hughes123 dams2 high hazard Jackson20 dams Jefferson33 dams2 high hazard Johnston56 dams2 high hazard Kay39 dams2 high hazard Kingfisher39 dams1 high hazard Kiowa79 dams11 high hazard Latimer29 dams10 high hazard Le Flore34 dams8 high hazard Lincoln98 dams7 high hazard Logan123 dams7 high hazard Love31 dams4 high hazard Major30 dams Marshall30 dams3 high hazard Mayes11 dams4 high hazard McClain144 dams19 high hazard McCurtain48 dams4 high hazard McIntosh14 dams Montgomery1 dams1 high hazard Murray81 dams9 high hazard Muskogee43 dams1 high hazard Noble111 dams8 high hazard Nowata7 dams Okfuskee68 dams3 high hazard Oklahoma70 dams22 high hazard Okmulgee110 dams8 high hazard Osage177 dams12 high hazard Ottawa1 dams Pawnee30 dams5 high hazard Payne64 dams15 high hazard Pittsburg74 dams6 high hazard Pontotoc101 dams8 high hazard Pottawatomie68 dams8 high hazard Pushmataha17 dams2 high hazard Roger Mills198 dams8 high hazard Rogers40 dams3 high hazard Seminole53 dams8 high hazard Sequoyah31 dams15 high hazard Stephens157 dams4 high hazard Texas9 dams1 high hazard Tillman29 dams Tulsa42 dams4 high hazard Wagoner23 dams3 high hazard Washington34 dams10 high hazard Washita199 dams19 high hazard Woods34 dams Woodward45 dams2 high hazard

High Hazard Dams in Oklahoma

Dam	County	Height	Condition	Purpose
Tenkiller Ferry Dam - Dike	Sequoyah	197 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Mcgee Creek Dam	Atoka	161 ft	Not assessed
Pensacola	Mayes	155 ft	Satisfactory	Hydroelectric
Norman Dam	Cleveland	144 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Skiatook Dam	Osage	143 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Foss Dam	Custer	142 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Oologah Dam	Rogers	137 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Kaw Dam	Osage	125 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Pine Creek Dam	McCurtain	124 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Fort Cobb Dam	Caddo	122 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Optima Dam	Texas	120 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Eufaula Dam	Haskell	114 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Elmer Thomas Dam	Comanche	113 ft	Satisfactory	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Hefner	Oklahoma	112 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Stanley Draper	Cleveland	111 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Altus Dam	Kiowa	110 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Waurika Dam	Jefferson	106 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Arcadia Dam	Oklahoma	102 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Hugo Dam	Choctaw	101 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Wister Dam	Le Flore	99 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Birch Dam	Osage	97 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Ellsworth	Comanche	96 ft	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply
Eucha	Delaware	95 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Hulah Dam	Osage	94 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-05	Latimer	93 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Lawtonka Lake	Comanche	90 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Pso Southwestern Power Station No.3	Caddo	90 ft	Fair	Other
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-28	Sequoyah	89 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Heyburn Dam	Creek	89 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-01	Latimer	88 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Bluestem Lake	Osage	87 ft	Fair	Recreation
Robert S. Kerr	Mayes	87 ft	Fair	Hydroelectric
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-36	Sequoyah	87 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-caston Mountain Creek Site-1	Le Flore	87 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-25	Adair	84 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Sardis Dam	Pushmataha	83 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-04	Latimer	82 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Fort Supply Dam	Woodward	82 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam	Le Flore	82 ft	Not assessed	Navigation
Atoka Reservoir	Atoka	80 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Scs-cobb Creek Site-001	Washita	80 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-okfuskee Tributaries Site-s1	Okmulgee	78 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Scs-caddo Creek Site-27	Carter	77 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-caston Mountain Creek Site-4	Le Flore	77 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Spavinaw	Mayes	75 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Scs-salt-camp Creek Site-12	Creek	73 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Copan Dam - Caney Levee	Montgomery	73 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Carl Blackwell	Payne	72 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-24	Adair	72 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-18	Adair	72 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-sandstone Creek Site-016a	Roger Mills	72 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-27	Sequoyah	70 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-delaware Creek Site-009	Johnston	70 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-lower Black Bear Creek Site-19m	Pawnee	69 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Okmulgee Lake	Okmulgee	68 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-26	Adair	68 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Great Salt Plains Dam	Alfalfa	68 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Canton Dam	Blaine	68 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Ponca Lake	Kay	67 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Garrison Creek Dam	Sequoyah	66 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-07	Latimer	66 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Langston Lake	Logan	65 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Shell Creek Lake Dam	Osage	65 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Lake Holdenville	Hughes	65 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Scs-caston Mountain Creek Site-2	Le Flore	65 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-upper Black Bear Creek Site-62	Noble	65 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Durant Lake	Bryan	64 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Scs-stillwater Creek Site-40	Noble	64 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-11	Adair	64 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-sugar Creek Site-044	Caddo	64 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-kickapoo Nations Site-01m	Lincoln	63 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Scs-caston Mountain Creek Site-5	Le Flore	63 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-29	Sequoyah	62 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Overholser	Oklahoma	61 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-19	Adair	61 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Hominy Lake	Creek	60 ft	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Hudson Lake	Osage	60 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Okemah Lake	Okfuskee	60 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-rock Creek Site-02	Latimer	60 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-oak Creek Site-005	Washita	60 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-22r	Beckham	60 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-sugar Creek Site-043	Caddo	60 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-caddo Creek Site-13	Carter	59 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Scs-rock Creek Site-04	Le Flore	59 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-upper Washita Creek Site-057	Roger Mills	59 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site -33	Sequoyah	58 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-boiling Springs Site-1	Latimer	58 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Comanche Dam	Comanche	58 ft	Fair	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Lake Jed Johnson Dam	Comanche	58 ft	Satisfactory	Fish and Wildlife Pond
Pawhuska Lake Dam	Osage	57 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Scs-stillwater Creek Site-46	Payne	57 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-30	Sequoyah	57 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Chickasha Lake	Caddo	57 ft	Poor	Water Supply
Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-11	Latimer	57 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-little Washita River Site-26	Caddo	57 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-little Washita River Site-25	Caddo	57 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Scs-cottonwood Creek Site-16	Canadian	56 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Fairfax Lake	Osage	55 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Big Cedar Creek	Le Flore	55 ft	Not assessed	Recreation
Shawnee City Lake No.1	Pottawatomie	55 ft	Poor	Water Supply