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 assessed | 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 assessed | 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 assessed | 48 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-006 | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-1y | Low | Not assessed | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-1z | Low | Not assessed | 43 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-011 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-5 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-winter Creek Site-19 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-6 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-027 | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-001 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-007 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-101 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Mcpherson Pg | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Other | 1945 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-013 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-019 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Oknoname 087044 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Other | 1960 |
| Mccurdy Wc | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-1x | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Oknoname 087002 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 1945 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-032 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-005 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-005a | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Purcell City Lake | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-010 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Anderson | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | |
| Oknoname 30117 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 2003 |
| Oknoname 087040 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1960 |
| Dannels Ken | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087028 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 087012 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1950 |
| Oknoname 087018 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-020 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-wayne Creek Site-2 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1953 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-11 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1952 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-010 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-012 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-035 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-006 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Byars | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1928 |
| Oknoname 087035 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 1955 |
| Simpson Cc | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | 1960 |
| Baker John | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Other | 1968 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-005 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-13 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-023 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-012 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-009 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-015 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087027 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1950 |
| Oknoname 087003 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1967 |
| Oknoname 087011 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1965 |
| Griffith W.r. | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-011 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-014 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-7 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-004 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1930 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-007 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-colbert Creek Site-1 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-09 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Oknoname 087041 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1965 |
| Oknoname 087004 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1945 |
| Trout Edwin M | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Other | 1956 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-014 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-12 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Livingstone D | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1960 |
| Morris Sa | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1950 |
| Luttrel Ee | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1968 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-028 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-008 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-016 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-031 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-029 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-017 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Rose Cl | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1929 |
| Scs-colbert Creek Site-3 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-024 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Oknoname 087047 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1960 |
| Green Ab | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1960 |
| Culbertson # 1 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 087010 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1960 |
| Maudin James Jr | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1965 |
| Oknoname 087015 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1955 |
| Roath Cw | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-104 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-peavine Creek Site-11 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-10 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-06 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Oknoname 087029 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1950 |
| Oknoname 087036 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1968 |
| Oknoname 087033 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1950 |
| Oknoname 087037 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1950 |
| Gallup Ranch | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087016 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1970 |
| Luccock Rw | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1970 |
| Johnson Land & Cattle Co | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1960 |
| Johnson Land & Cattle Co | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-finn Creek Site-030 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-criner Creek Site-020 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087052 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087046 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 087049 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1960 |
| Johnson Land & Cattle Co | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-peavine Creek Site-05 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-03 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1950 |
| Morris Sa | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1960 |
| Livingstone D | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1950 |
| Oknoname 087030 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1950 |
| Griffith W.r. | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 087050 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1955 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-15 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1956 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-05 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1952 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-02 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-04 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-01 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-14 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Scs-owl Creek Site-08 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1948 |
| Oknoname 087054 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Lamar Cw | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1965 |
| Bass Ce | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1950 |
| Scs-bear-hybarger Site-8 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Lon Hayes Wetland Embankment#2 | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fish and Wildlife Pond |