208Total Dams
5High Hazard
7Significant
Dam Safety in Custer County, Oklahoma
Custer County has 208 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 5 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Custer County is 56 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Foss Dam at 142 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foss Dam | High | Not assessed | 142 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-05 | High | Fair | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-07 | High | Fair | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-09 | High | Fair | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-south Clinton Laterals Site-006 | High | Fair | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Scs-bear Creek Site-007 | Significant | Fair | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-19 | Significant | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-10 | Significant | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-turkey Creek Site-02 | Significant | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-whiteshield Creek Site-05 | Significant | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-butler Laterals Site-002 | Significant | Fair | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-073 | Significant | Fair | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Scs-soldier Creek Site-002 | Low | Not assessed | 58 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-028 | Low | Not assessed | 53 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-soldier Creek Site-005 | Low | Not assessed | 51 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-02a | Low | Not assessed | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Earl Fawver Pond 4 | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Other | 2001 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-11 | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-bear Creek Site-005 | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-065 | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Sportsman Lake | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-02b | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-22 | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-01 | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-035 | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-017 | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-054 | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Noel Kaiser Dam | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2007 |
| Scs-butler Laterals Site-005 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-042 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-029 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-bear Creek Site-014 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-23 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-south Clinton Laterals Site-l09 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-butler Laterals Site-006 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-021 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-061 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-036 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-023 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-033 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-071 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-039 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Lyle Combs | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Other | |
| Oknoname 039003 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Scs-bear Creek Site-008 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-08 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-25 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-062 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-045 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-031 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-032 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-047 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Gordon Cordes Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Crissmon Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Other | 1965 |
| Scs-turkey Creek Site-01 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-019 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-066 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-044 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-068 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-030 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-057 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-053 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-060 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-26 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-soldier Creek Site-001 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-043 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-048 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-049 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-038 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-037 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-034 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Gerrong Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Other | 1960 |
| Burl Taylor Gss #1 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Other | 1986 |
| Rick Webb Gss 4 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1992 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-02c | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-soldier Creek Site-011 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-03 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-050 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-panther Creek Site-6 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-09a | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-soldier Creek Site-l12 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-32 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-04 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-butler Laterals Site-004 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-31 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-020 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-016 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-027 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-046 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Greg Adams Pond 1 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Other | 1971 |
| Woldridge | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Other | 1965 |
| Rex Hoffman Gss 1 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Other | 2000 |
| Sheppard Roy | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Other | 1979 |
| Scs-soldier Creek Site-008 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-105 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-24 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-19b | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-052 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-040 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Oknoname 30249 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 2009 |
| Masquelier Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 2014 |
| Kildoo Pond #1 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Other | |
| Donley | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-bear Creek Site-006 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-29 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-022 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-059 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-024 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Miller Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Other | 1979 |
| Oknoname 30251 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Oknoname 30128 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2004 |
| Fawver Gss No 4 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2002 |
| Scs-panther Creek Site-3 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-27 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-panther Creek Site-1 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-david Dickey | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1997 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-056 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-058 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Miller | Low | Not assessed | 31 | 1969 | |
| Oknoname 30049 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Oknoname 30132 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2004 |
| Scs-soldier Creek Site-007 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-28 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-018 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Ternes | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1967 |
| Matt Baker Pond # 1 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | |
| Oknoname 30127 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Water Supply | 2004 |
| Klontz-cowden Pond 1 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Water Supply | 2000 |
| Hunnicutt | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1969 |
| Dickey Glen | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1965 |
| Creach Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1959 |
| Cornell George | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1980 |
| Scs-bear Creek Site-004 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-butler Laterals Site-008 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Scs-panther Creek Site-5 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-025 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Janie Cornell | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 2006 |
| Pyeatt Jh | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 1982 |
| Scs-bear Creek Site-003 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-butler Laterals Site-101 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-30 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-067 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-070 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Curtis Lockhart | Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1974 | |
| Oknoname 30193 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Water Supply | 2004 |
| Haskett | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Other | 1969 |
| Scs-soldier Creek Site-006 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-butler Laterals Site-103 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Scs-soldier Creek Site-010 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-064 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-063 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-055 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Hadley | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1965 |
| Cartwright Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1950 |
| Adams | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1960 |
| Bill Basler | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 2001 |
| Mossburg | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1967 |
| Kendall | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1960 |
| Gannaway & Berry | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1962 |
| Allen Janzen | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1990 |
| Buehler | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1969 |
| Dickey Don F | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1965 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-12 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Lonnie Haggard | Low | Not assessed | 26 | 1975 | |
| Ernst | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1960 |
| Lois Powers Pond | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 2002 |
| Woldridge | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1966 |
| Rex Eagan Gss 3 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 2000 |
| Oknoname 039002 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1955 |
| Fletcher V | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1961 |
| Scs-soldier Creek Site-009 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-panther Creek Site-4 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Kaukental | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1979 |
| Curtis Walker Gss 1 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| Helen Deputy Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1965 |
| Nola Christensen | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1984 |
| Christensen | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1984 |
| Miller James | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1984 |
| Rex Eagan Gss 4 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2000 |
| Oknoname 30252 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | |
| Switzer Al | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1979 |
| Oknoname 22275 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | |
| Gem Farms Glen Miller | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1985 |
| Oknoname 30048 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 2001 |
| Britton Glen | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Eyster John | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1980 |
| Bozeman & Mcbride | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1968 |
| Scs-butler Laterals Site-104 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-butler Laterals Site-003 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Scs-beaver Creek Site-13a | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Ronald Sewell | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Other | 1982 |
| Harold Gwartney | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2002 |
| Ronald Sewell | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1981 |
| Haggard Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | |
| Hunnicutt North | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 2008 |
| F Schoonmaker | Low | Not assessed | 22 | 1966 | |
| Scs-panther Creek Site-2 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Oknoname 30124 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 2004 |
| Hayes | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1967 |
| Mosburg Lake | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Finkenbinder Farm Pond 3 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 2000 |
| Allen Bryson Pond No. 1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | |
| Oknoname 039001 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 30212 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Water Supply | 2007 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-051 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Vogt Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Burl Taylor Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1987 |
| Smith Helen | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1984 |