79Total Dams
11High Hazard
4Significant
Dam Safety in Kiowa County, Oklahoma
Kiowa County has 79 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 11 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 Kiowa County is 59 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Altus Dam at 110 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altus Dam | High | Not assessed | 110 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1944 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-10 | High | Fair | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Altus Lugert Dike | High | Not assessed | 47 | Irrigation | 1944 |
| Altus South Dike | High | Not assessed | 46 | Irrigation | 1944 |
| Scs-otter Creek Site-3 | High | Fair | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-otter Creek Site-4 | High | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Altus East Dike | High | Not assessed | 35 | Irrigation | 1944 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-005 | High | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Hunter Lake Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Water Supply | 1928 |
| Mountain Park West Dike | High | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Altus Auxiliary Dike | High | Not assessed | 23 | Irrigation | 1944 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-31 | Significant | Fair | 51 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-11 | Significant | Fair | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-otter Creek Site-5 | Significant | Fair | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-13 | Significant | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-006 | Low | Not assessed | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-007 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Bretch Diversion Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-23 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| East Dike | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-08a | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-29a | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-002 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-04 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-21 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-001 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-010 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-008 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-30 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-33 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-32 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-38 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-29 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-15b | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-22 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-012 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-06 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-otter Creek Site-6 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-35 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-02 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-25 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| West Dike | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Oknoname 075013 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1965 |
| Krieger Michael | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1984 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-004 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-19 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Oknoname 075016 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-05 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-24 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-41 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-09 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-17 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-101 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-26 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-03 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Richard Lee & Clo | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Debris Control | |
| Oknoname 22274 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1998 |
| Oknoname 075017 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 075002 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1963 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-011 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Oknoname 075006 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-15a | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1981 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-20 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Oknoname 075004 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Other | 1965 |
| Straub Myron | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Other | 1981 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-21 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-16 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Oknoname 075008 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1965 |
| Victor Oswald Gss #1 | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Other | 1998 |
| Oknoname 075005 | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Other | 1965 |
| Oknoname 075003 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1967 |
| Oknoname 075011 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 075009 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1965 |
| Oknoname 075012 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1910 |
| Oknoname 075015 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1965 |
| Adams James W. | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1965 |
| Godfrey Verna M. | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1962 |
| Ray Land Company 1 | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Ewing Kathryne H. | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |