69Total Dams
8High Hazard
4Significant
Dam Safety in Dewey County, Oklahoma
Dewey County has 69 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 8 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Dewey County is 56 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is K4 Ranch Dam at 70 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-001 | High | Fair | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Scs Barnitz Creek Site-014 | High | Fair | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-113 | High | Fair | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-114 | High | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-011 | High | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-013 | High | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-012 | High | Fair | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-005 | High | Fair | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-003 | Significant | Fair | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-21a | Significant | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-015a | Significant | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-quartermaster Creek Site-20 | Significant | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| K4 Ranch Dam | Low | Not assessed | 70 | Other | |
| James Peters Dam | Low | Not assessed | 67 | Irrigation | |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-009 | Low | Not assessed | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-008 | Low | Not assessed | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-015 | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-101 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-007 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1957 |
| Taylor No 5 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-010 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-006 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Taylor No 4 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-002 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1954 |
| Taylor #1 | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Ray Smith | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| Longley Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Steer Arlan | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Jeffries Ma | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Other | 1981 |
| Davis Elvin J | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Rozell #5 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 1977 |
| Clark Dean Jr | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 1986 |
| Ray Sawatsky | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Other | 1984 |
| Oknoname 30219 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Other | |
| Taylor #9 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Oakes No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1976 |
| Jeffrey No. 4 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1978 |
| John Stine Pond 1 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1998 |
| Taylor No. 10 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 1960 |
| John Stine Pond 1 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 1998 |
| Taylor No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Chain No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 1960 |
| Day Joe | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1984 |
| Jantzen No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Other | 1976 |
| Barnes Wu | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Other | 1959 |
| Kouns No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Day No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1974 |
| Barnes No 3 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1961 |
| Boggess No 1 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1975 |
| Chain No 8 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1974 |
| Stidham #3 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1971 |
| Oknoname 30223 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | |
| Koehn | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1976 |
| Jones Ec #1 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1976 |
| Bryant No 6 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1975 |
| Boggess No 2 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1976 |
| Ray Smith | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| Davis Elvin J | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Barnes Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1965 |
| Day Harold Joe | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1984 |
| Mercer No 5 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1977 |
| Fuqua Evan K | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1984 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-001a | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Scs-barnitz Creek Site-115 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Taylor #7 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | 1960 | |
| Cecil Hicks Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1988 |
| Cravens | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1978 |
| Taylor #6 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Percy Harry | Undetermined | Not assessed | 34 | Other | 1980 |