Dams in McClain County, Oklahoma
144Total Dams
19High Hazard
4Significant
Dam Safety in McClain County, Oklahoma
McClain County has 144 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 19 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 McClain County is 66 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Scs-finn Creek Site-021 at 52 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scs-finn Creek Site-021 | High | Fair | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-022 | High | Fair | 50 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-013 | High | Fair | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-025 | High | Not Rated | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-034 | High | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-015 | High | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-008 | High | Fair | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-003 | High | Fair | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-002 | High | Fair | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-036 | High | Fair | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-018 | High | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-009 | High | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-016 | High | Fair | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Scs-colbert Creek Site-2 | High | Fair | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Bunch Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-033 | High | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-019 | High | Fair | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-002 | High | Fair | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-003a | High | Not Rated | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-3a | Significant | Fair | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-004 | Significant | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-018 | Significant | Fair | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-001 | Significant | Fair | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-wayne Creek Site-1 | Low | Not Rated | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-006 | Low | Not Rated | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-1y | Low | Not Rated | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-1z | Low | Not Rated | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-011 | Low | Not Rated | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-5 | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-winter Creek Site-19 | Low | Not Rated | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-6 | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-027 | Low | Not Rated | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-001 | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-007 | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-101 | Low | Not Rated | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Mcpherson Pg | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Other | 1945 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-013 | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-019 | Low | Not Rated | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Oknoname 087044 | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Other | 1960 |
| Mccurdy Wc | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-1x | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Oknoname 087002 | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Other | 1945 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-032 | Low | Not Rated | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-005 | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-005a | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Purcell City Lake | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-010 | Low | Not Rated | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Anderson | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Oknoname 30117 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Other | 2003 |
| Oknoname 087040 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Other | 1960 |
| Dannels Ken | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087028 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 087012 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Other | 1950 |
| Oknoname 087018 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-020 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-wayne Creek Site-2 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-11 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1952 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-010 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-012 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-035 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-006 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Byars | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1928 |
| Oknoname 087035 | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Other | 1955 |
| Simpson Cc | Low | Not Rated | 29 | Other | 1960 |
| Baker John | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Other | 1968 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-005 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-13 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-023 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-012 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-009 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-015 | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087027 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Other | 1950 |
| Oknoname 087003 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Other | 1967 |
| Oknoname 087011 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Other | 1965 |
| Griffith W.r. | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-011 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-014 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-7 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-004 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1930 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-007 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-colbert Creek Site-1 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-09 | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Oknoname 087041 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Other | 1965 |
| Oknoname 087004 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Other | 1945 |
| Trout Edwin M | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Other | 1956 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-014 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-12 | Low | Not Rated | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Livingstone D | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Other | 1960 |
| Morris Sa | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Other | 1950 |
| Luttrel Ee | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Other | 1968 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-028 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-008 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-016 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-031 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-029 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-017 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Rose Cl | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1929 |
| Scs-colbert Creek Site-3 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-024 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Oknoname 087047 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Other | 1960 |
| Green Ab | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Other | 1960 |
| Culbertson # 1 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 087010 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Other | 1960 |
| Maudin James Jr | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Other | 1965 |
| Oknoname 087015 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Other | 1955 |
| Roath Cw | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-104 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-peavine Creek Site-11 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-10 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-06 | Low | Not Rated | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Oknoname 087029 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Other | 1950 |
| Oknoname 087036 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Other | 1968 |
| Oknoname 087033 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Other | 1950 |
| Oknoname 087037 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Other | 1950 |
| Gallup Ranch | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087016 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Other | 1970 |
| Luccock Rw | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Other | 1970 |
| Johnson Land & Cattle Co | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Other | 1960 |
| Johnson Land & Cattle Co | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-030 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-020 | Low | Not Rated | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087052 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087046 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 087049 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Other | 1960 |
| Johnson Land & Cattle Co | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-peavine Creek Site-05 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-03 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1950 |
| Morris Sa | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | 1960 |
| Livingstone D | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | 1950 |
| Oknoname 087030 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | 1950 |
| Griffith W.r. | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087050 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-15 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-05 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1952 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-02 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-04 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-01 | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-14 | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-08 | Low | Not Rated | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Oknoname 087054 | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Lamar Cw | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1965 |
| Bass Ce | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Other | 1950 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-8 | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Lon Hayes Wetland Embankment#2 | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Fish and Wildlife Pond |