Dams in Kiowa County, Oklahoma
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 Available | 110 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1944 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-10 | High | Fair | 55 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Altus Lugert Dike | High | Not Available | 47 | Irrigation | 1944 |
| Altus South Dike | High | Not Available | 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 Available | 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 Available | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Altus Auxiliary Dike | High | Not Available | 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 Rated | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-007 | Low | Not Rated | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Bretch Diversion Dam | Low | Not Available | 36 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-23 | Low | Not Rated | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| East Dike | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-08a | Low | Not Rated | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-29a | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-002 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-04 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-21 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-001 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-010 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-008 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-30 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-33 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-32 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1977 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-38 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-29 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-15b | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-22 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-012 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-06 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-otter Creek Site-6 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-35 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-02 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-25 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| West Dike | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Oknoname 075013 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Other | 1965 |
| Krieger Michael | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Other | 1984 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-004 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-19 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Oknoname 075016 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-05 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-24 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-41 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-09 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-17 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-101 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Scs-upper Elk Creek Site-26 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-03 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Richard Lee & Clo | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Debris Control | |
| Oknoname 22274 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Other | 1998 |
| Oknoname 075017 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 075002 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Other | 1963 |
| Scs-saddle Mountain Creek Site-011 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Oknoname 075006 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-15a | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | 1981 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-20 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Oknoname 075004 | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Other | 1965 |
| Straub Myron | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Other | 1981 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-21 | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-rainy Mountain Creek Site-16 | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Oknoname 075008 | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Other | 1965 |
| Victor Oswald Gss #1 | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Other | 1998 |
| Oknoname 075005 | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Other | 1965 |
| Oknoname 075003 | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1967 |
| Oknoname 075011 | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 075009 | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1965 |
| Oknoname 075012 | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1910 |
| Oknoname 075015 | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1965 |
| Adams James W. | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1965 |
| Godfrey Verna M. | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1962 |
| Ray Land Company 1 | Low | Not Rated | 11 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Ewing Kathryne H. | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |