Dams in Ellis County, Oklahoma

25Total Dams
0High Hazard
0Significant

Dam Safety in Ellis County, Oklahoma

Ellis County has 25 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams.

The average dam in Ellis County is 59 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Knowles Dam at 60 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Knowles DamLowNot assessed60Irrigation
Lloyd VincentLowNot assessed50Recreation1961
Bradshaw No.1LowNot assessed42Other1950
RichardsonLowNot assessed40Other1960
Gillespie No.1LowNot assessed38Flood Risk Reduction1961
Hutchison No.1LowNot assessed35Flood Risk Reduction1961
JohnsonLowNot assessed34Other1978
Davison No.1LowNot assessed34Flood Risk Reduction1960
DetrixheLowNot assessed32Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Nuttal No.1LowNot assessed32Other1962
Parker No.1LowNot assessed31Flood Risk Reduction1962
DoerschLowNot assessed29Other1955
Brown No.1LowNot assessed28Flood Risk Reduction1966
DavisonLowNot assessed27Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Stobough No.1LowNot assessed27Flood Risk Reduction1958
Davison No.2LowNot assessed27Other1950
BradshawLowNot assessed26Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
Hanes Harvey and Irving Sisters Lake DamLowNot assessed26Other1973
Tumbleweed Primary LagoonLowNot assessed25Tailings2015
Hutchison No.5LowNot assessed25Flood Risk Reduction1961
Hutchison No.2LowNot assessed25Flood Risk Reduction1961
Salisbury MelvinLowNot assessed25Other1984
Miller DamLowNot assessed22Irrigation1998
Harris No.1LowNot assessed21Flood Risk Reduction1958
Bradshaw No.2LowNot assessed19Flood Risk Reduction1960