71Total Dams
6High Hazard
5Significant
Dam Safety in Beckham County, Oklahoma
Beckham County has 71 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 6 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 5 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Beckham County is 62 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-22r at 60 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-22r | High | Fair | 60 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-23b | High | Fair | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-23c | High | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-23d | High | Fair | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-23a | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Scs-whiteshield Creek Site-10 | High | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-timber Creek Site-7 | Significant | Fair | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-timber Creek Site-6 | Significant | Fair | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-timber Creek Site-2 | Significant | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-timber Creek Site-5 | Significant | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-27 | Significant | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Scs-ter Creek Site-1 | Low | Not assessed | 57 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-006 | Low | Not assessed | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-009 | Low | Not assessed | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-005 | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Lee Oil Company | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Other | 1959 |
| Scs-timber Creek Site-3 | Low | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-010 | Low | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-010a | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-004 | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-110 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1952 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-011 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-109 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1952 |
| Thurman Lake | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-111 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1952 |
| Kane Art | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Other | 1974 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-102 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Mclaury No. 1 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Other | 1963 |
| Scs-timber Creek Site-4 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-107 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1952 |
| Scs-big Kiowa Creek Site-3 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Allison Lake | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-106 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-28 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-008 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-105 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-25 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-103a | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Robertson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Other | 1980 |
| Thetford D.c. | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Irrigation | 1962 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-103 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Lakey Pond No.2 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Shotwell No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Oren No. 3 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1966 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-108 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1952 |
| Hickey | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 1977 |
| Scs-sandstone Creek Site-104 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1951 |
| Howard | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Other | 1968 |
| Scs-whiteshield Creek Site-04 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1949 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-32 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Shotwell No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1956 |
| Phillips Lake | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1967 |
| Oren No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Water Supply | 1961 |
| Oren No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Lakey Wd 5 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Shotwell No 7 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1979 |
| Mclaury No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1948 |
| Fuchs S | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-whiteshield Creek Site-01 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-19 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Whiteledge No. 2 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Fuchs N | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Scs-whiteshield Creek Site-17 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Lakey Pond | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | |
| Oknoname 30022 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1999 |
| Oknoname 30156 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1998 |
| Webb Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1980 |
| Reid Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1960 |
| Fuchs Dorty | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1984 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-20 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Whitledge No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |