Flood Control Dams in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 2349 flood control dams, of which 277 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Broken Bow Dam - Reregulation Dam	McCurtain	225	Low	Not Available	1968
2	Tenkiller Ferry Dam - Dike	Sequoyah	197	High	Not Available	1952
3	Norman Dam	Cleveland	144	High	Not Available	1964
4	Skiatook Dam	Osage	143	High	Not Available	1984
5	Foss Dam	Custer	142	High	Not Available	1961
6	Oologah Dam	Rogers	137	High	Not Available	1963
7	Kaw Dam	Osage	125	High	Not Available	1976
8	Pine Creek Dam	McCurtain	124	High	Not Available	1969
9	Fort Cobb Dam	Caddo	122	High	Not Available	1959
10	Optima Dam	Texas	120	High	Not Available	1978
11	Eufaula Dam	Haskell	114	High	Not Available	1964
12	Altus Dam	Kiowa	110	High	Not Available	1944
13	Waurika Dam	Jefferson	106	High	Not Available	1977
14	Arcadia Dam	Oklahoma	102	High	Not Available	1986
15	Hugo Dam	Choctaw	101	High	Not Available	1974
16	Wister Dam	Le Flore	99	High	Not Available	1949
17	Birch Dam	Osage	97	High	Not Available	1977
18	Hulah Dam	Osage	94	High	Not Available	1951
19	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-05	Latimer	93	High	Fair	1964
20	Heyburn Dam	Creek	89	High	Not Available	1950
21	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-28	Sequoyah	89	High	Fair	1964
22	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-01	Latimer	88	High	Fair	1963
23	Scs-caston Mountain Creek Site-1	Le Flore	87	High	Fair	1971
24	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-36	Sequoyah	87	High	Fair	1965
25	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-25	Adair	84	High	Fair	1976
26	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-02	Latimer	84	Low	Not Rated	1964
27	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-03	Latimer	83	Low	Not Rated	1964
28	Sardis Dam	Pushmataha	83	High	Not Available	1982
29	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-04	Latimer	82	High	Fair	1963
30	Fort Supply Dam	Woodward	82	High	Not Available	1942
31	Scs-big Wewoka Creek Site-22	Seminole	80	Low	Not Rated	1958
32	Scs-cobb Creek Site-001	Washita	80	High	Not Rated	1959
33	Scs-caddo Creek Site-27	Carter	77	High	Fair	1969
34	Scs-caston Mountain Creek Site-4	Le Flore	77	High	Fair	1971
35	Scs-rush Creek Site-020	Grady	76	Low	Not Rated	1960
36	Scs-wildhorse Creek Site-004	Murray	74	Significant	Fair	1968
37	Copan Dam - Caney Levee	Montgomery	73	High	Not Available	1983
38	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-24	Adair	72	High	Fair	1964
39	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-18	Adair	72	High	Fair	1965
40	Scs-sandstone Creek Site-016a	Roger Mills	72	High	Fair	1951
41	Scs-lower Black Bear Creek Site-23	Pawnee	71	Low	Not Rated	1973
42	Scs-delaware Creek Site-009	Johnston	70	High	Fair	1966
43	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-27	Sequoyah	70	High	Not Rated	1964
44	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-26	Adair	68	High	Fair	1967
45	Great Salt Plains Dam	Alfalfa	68	High	Not Available	1941
46	Canton Dam	Blaine	68	High	Not Available	1948
47	Scs-roaring Creek Site-016a	Grady	68	Low	Not Rated	1963
48	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-14	Latimer	68	Low	Not Rated	1965
49	Scs-sandstone Creek Site-115	Roger Mills	66	Low	Not Rated	1962
50	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-08	Sequoyah	66	Low	Not Rated	1964
51	Scs-caston Mountain Creek Site-2	Le Flore	65	High	Fair	1973
52	Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-32	Pontotoc	65	Low	Not Rated	1963
53	Scs-deep Red Run-coffin Creek Site-01	Tillman	65	Significant	Fair	1974
54	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-11	Adair	64	High	Fair	1964
55	Scs-sugar Creek Site-044	Caddo	64	High	Fair	1971
56	Scs-caston Mountain Creek Site-5	Le Flore	63	High	Fair	1974
57	Scs-sandy Creek Site-04	Pontotoc	63	Low	Not Rated	1962
58	Scs-sargeant Major Creek Site 4	Roger Mills	63	Low	Not Rated	1956
59	Scs-cowden Laterals Site-004	Washita	62	Low	Not Rated	1973
60	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-19	Adair	61	High	Fair	1968
61	Scs-rush Creek Site-015	Grady	61	Low	Not Rated	1964
62	Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-22r	Beckham	60	High	Fair	1969
63	Scs-sugar Creek Site-043	Caddo	60	High	Fair	1970
64	Scs-wildhorse Creek Site-094	Garvin	60	Significant	Fair	1969
65	Scs-ionine Creek Site-102	Grady	60	Low	Not Rated	1961
66	Scs-rock Creek Site-02	Latimer	60	High	Fair	1964
67	Okemah Lake	Okfuskee	60	High	Fair	1962
68	Scs-wildhorse Creek Site-003	Garvin	59	Significant	Fair	1968
69	Scs-rock Creek Site-04	Le Flore	59	High	Not Rated	1973
70	Scs-upper Washita Creek Site-057	Roger Mills	59	High	Fair	1972
71	Scs-dead Indian-wldhorse Cr Site-04	Roger Mills	59	Significant	Fair	1959
72	Scs-sugar Creek Site-016	Caddo	58	Low	Not Rated	1962
73	Scs-soldier Creek Site-002	Custer	58	Low	Not Rated	1962
74	Scs-boiling Springs Site-1	Latimer	58	High	Fair	1973
75	Scs-caston Mountain Creek Site-3	Le Flore	58	Low	Not Rated	1977
76	Onapa Lake	McIntosh	58	Low	Not Rated	1935
77	Scs-lower Black Bear Creek Site-04	Pawnee	58	Significant	Fair	1974
78	Scs-upper Washita Creek Site-053	Roger Mills	58	Low	Not Rated	1961
79	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site -33	Sequoyah	58	High	Not Rated	1966
80	Scs-boggy Creek Site-17	Washita	58	Low	Not Rated	1965
81	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-22	Adair	57	Low	Not Rated	1966
82	Scs-ter Creek Site-1	Beckham	57	Low	Not Rated	1962
83	Scs-cowden Laterals Site-101	Caddo	57	Low	Not Rated	1973
84	Scs-little Washita River Site-26	Caddo	57	High	Fair	1971
85	Scs-little Washita River Site-25	Caddo	57	High	Fair	1976
86	Scs-fort Cobb Laterals Site-101	Caddo	57	Significant	Fair	1984
87	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-11	Latimer	57	High	Fair	1971
88	Scs-stillwater Creek Site-46	Payne	57	High	Fair	1965
89	Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-25	Pontotoc	57	Low	Not Rated	1964
90	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-30	Sequoyah	57	High	Fair	1963
91	Scs-oak Creek Site-002a	Washita	57	Significant	Fair	1967
92	Scs-fort Cobb Laterals Site-009	Caddo	56	Low	Not Rated	1972
93	Scs-cottonwood Creek Site-16	Canadian	56	High	Fair	1965
94	Scs-upper Black Bear Creek Site-41	Garfield	56	Low	Not Rated	1979
95	Scs-roaring Creek Site-007	Grady	56	Low	Not Rated	1963
96	Scs-wildhorse Creek Site-005	Murray	56	Significant	Fair	1968
97	Cosgrove John Preston	Pittsburg	56	Low	Not Rated	1978
98	Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-35	Pontotoc	56	Low	Not Rated	1961
99	Scs-little Washita River Site-27	Caddo	55	Low	Not Rated	1976
100	Scs-barnitz Creek Site-009	Dewey	55	Low	Not Rated	1955

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