92Total Dams
15High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Comanche County, Oklahoma
Comanche County has 92 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 15 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 13 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Comanche County is 69 years old. The most common purpose is other. The tallest dam is Lake Elmer Thomas Dam at 113 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elmer Thomas Dam | High | Satisfactory | 113 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1993 |
| Lake Ellsworth | High | Unsatisfactory | 96 | Water Supply | 1961 |
| Lawtonka Lake | High | Fair | 90 | Water Supply | 1939 |
| Comanche Dam | High | Fair | 58 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1934 |
| Lake Jed Johnson Dam | High | Satisfactory | 58 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1938 |
| Grama Dam | High | Fair | 54 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1936 |
| Quanah Parker Dam | High | Poor | 53 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1936 |
| Lake Rush Dam | High | Satisfactory | 49 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1934 |
| Scs-little Washita River Site-18 | High | Fair | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Lake George | High | Fair | 41 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Upper Canyon | High | Unsatisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1905 |
| Pso Comanche Station | High | Satisfactory | 28 | Other | 1973 |
| Dolese Detention Basin | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| B-ii Detention Basin Dam | High | Satisfactory | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Pecan Valley Waterworks | High | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ketch Lake | Significant | Fair | 33 | Recreation | 1940 |
| B-i Detention Basin Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1999 |
| Lawton Lake | Significant | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1930 |
| Scs-little Washita River Site-31 | Low | Not assessed | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Scs-little Washita River Site-50 | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Scs-little Washita River Site-20 | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-little Washita River Site-22 | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Scs-little Washita River Site-30 | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Other | 1981 |
| Post Oak Dam | Low | Poor | 42 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1936 |
| Scs-little Washita River Site-32 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Apache Dam | Low | Poor | 36 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1930 |
| Hays Lonell | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Burford Dam | Low | Poor | 34 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1933 |
| Scs-little Washita River Site-21 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Jacobi A.g. | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1963 |
| French Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 30 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1936 |
| Scs-little Washita River Site-19 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Osage Dam | Low | Poor | 29 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1937 |
| Cox Richard | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Irrigation | 1970 |
| Caddo Dam | Low | Poor | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1930 |
| Brantley Leva Joy | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Cooperton Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1937 |
| Oknoname 031013 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1964 |
| Mansel Ronnie L. | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 1979 |
| Lost Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1926 |
| Oknoname 031006 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Other | 1965 |
| White Cletus | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Oknoname 031008 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1972 |
| Kiowa Dam | Low | Poor | 23 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1930 |
| Potawatomi Twins | Low | Poor | 23 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Oklahoma School Land | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1964 |
| Bob Head Waterski Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Oknoname 031018 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1952 |
| Oknoname 031035 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1942 |
| Oknoname 031052 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Skrdle Frank L. | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 031056 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1969 |
| Oknoname 031028 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1951 |
| Oknoname 031032 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1946 |
| Bohl J.w. | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1950 |
| Carson Ray M. | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1955 |
| Mayhugh T.c. | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-little Washita River Site-33 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Oknoname 031014 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Other | 1950 |
| Wilson Harold | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1975 |
| Oknoname 031057 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1967 |
| Oknoname 031021 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1952 |
| Oknoname 031034 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1941 |
| Crater Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1934 |
| White G.c. | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1965 |
| Oknoname 031016 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1950 |
| Willian C.s. | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1957 |
| Lunyon Art M. | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1950 |
| Jones L.l. | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1951 |
| Jones L.l. | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1953 |
| Mitchell Harlan H. | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Other | 1955 |
| A.j. Ryder | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1998 |
| Hill Myrtle | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1962 |
| Carr Margaret | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1971 |
| Oknoname 031062 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1951 |
| Oknoname 031024 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1950 |
| Bruns Walter | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1962 |
| Oknoname 031050 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1964 |
| Carter Vernon J. | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1951 |
| Ryan John F. | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1954 |
| Glasgow Ruth L. | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Other | 1937 |
| Oknoname 031039 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1976 |
| Oknoname 031048 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1969 |
| Cook David | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1957 |
| Oknoname 031066 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1957 |
| Oknoname 031020 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1952 |
| Allen Jack | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1961 |
| Oknoname 031067 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1957 |
| Campbell R.d. | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1964 |
| Maib K.f. | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1971 |
| Oknoname 031054 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1963 |
| W. H. King | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Other | 1959 |