Oldest Dams in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 4734 dams with recorded construction dates. The oldest dates to 1901 — 125 years ago. Older dams require particular attention for safety, as many were built before modern engineering standards.

#	Dam	County	Year Built	Age	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition
1	Katy Reservoir	Seminole	1901	125 yrs	20	Low	Not assessed
2	Talawanda No. 1	Pittsburg	1902	124 yrs	38	Low	Not assessed
3	Upper Canyon	Comanche	1905	121 yrs	30	High	Unsatisfactory
4	Chickasaw Lake	Carter	1906	120 yrs	35	Low	Not assessed
5	Madill City Lake	Marshall	1907	119 yrs	25	High	Satisfactory
6	Ada City Lake	Pontotoc	1907	119 yrs	32	Significant	Fair
7	Northeast Lake	Oklahoma	1908	118 yrs	43	High	Fair
8	Pittsburg Lake	Pittsburg	1908	118 yrs	24	High	Fair
9	Ardmore City Lake	Carter	1910	116 yrs	40	Low	Not assessed
10	Meadow Lake Park	Garfield	1910	116 yrs	16	Low	Not assessed
11	Oknoname 075012	Kiowa	1910	116 yrs	15	Low	Not assessed
12	Duffle David P	Lincoln	1910	116 yrs	50	Low	Not assessed
13	Murphy James L Jr	Lincoln	1910	116 yrs	20	Low	Not assessed
14	Checotah City West	McIntosh	1910	116 yrs	30	Low	Not assessed
15	Checotah City East	McIntosh	1910	116 yrs	17	Low	Not assessed
16	Nichols Lake	Okmulgee	1910	116 yrs	37	High	Poor
17	Holdenville Waterworks	Hughes	1912	114 yrs	26	Low	Not assessed
18	Sapulpa Lake	Creek	1913	113 yrs	41	High	Fair
19	Guthrie Country Club Lake	Logan	1913	113 yrs	45	High	Fair
20	Lake Ardmore	Carter	1914	112 yrs	32	Low	Not assessed
21	Shell Lake	Garfield	1915	111 yrs	30	Low	Not assessed
22	Guthrie Lake	Logan	1919	107 yrs	33	High	Poor
23	Overholser	Oklahoma	1919	107 yrs	61	High	Poor
24	Country Club Lake	Atoka	1920	106 yrs	40	Low	Not assessed
25	Oknoname 089002	McCurtain	1920	106 yrs	20	Low	Not assessed
26	Lacy	Murray	1920	106 yrs	27	High	Unsatisfactory
27	Leven	Oklahoma	1920	106 yrs	15	Low	Not assessed
28	Willow	Oklahoma	1920	106 yrs	25	Low	Not assessed
29	Regal Lake	Oklahoma	1920	106 yrs	16	High	Satisfactory
30	Morris Lake	Okmulgee	1920	106 yrs	27	Low	Not assessed
31	Yost Reservoir	Payne	1920	106 yrs	18	Low	Not assessed
32	Oknoname 127003	Pushmataha	1920	106 yrs	18	Low	Not assessed
33	Aluma	Oklahoma	1921	105 yrs	38	High	Fair
34	Spavinaw	Mayes	1922	104 yrs	75	High	Satisfactory
35	Beggs	Okmulgee	1922	104 yrs	20	Low	Not assessed
36	Shell Creek Lake Dam	Osage	1922	104 yrs	65	High	Poor
37	Cabana Club Lake	Logan	1923	103 yrs	20	Low	Not assessed
38	Weleetka Lake	Okfuskee	1923	103 yrs	45	High	Poor
39	Cobblestone	Oklahoma	1924	102 yrs	22	Low	Not assessed
40	Charlotte	Osage	1924	102 yrs	45	Significant	Satisfactory
41	Talawanda No. 2	Pittsburg	1924	102 yrs	48	Low	Not assessed
42	Blue Stem HOA	Oklahoma	1925	101 yrs	23	High	Satisfactory
43	Pines West	Oklahoma	1925	101 yrs	17	High	Satisfactory
44	Pines East	Oklahoma	1925	101 yrs	17	High	Poor
45	Wewoka	Seminole	1925	101 yrs	38	High	Poor
46	Lost Lake Dam	Comanche	1926	100 yrs	25	Low	Poor
47	Perry Country Club	Noble	1926	100 yrs	25	Significant	Satisfactory
48	Jones	Pittsburg	1926	100 yrs	17	Low	Not assessed
49	Allen Sportsman Club	Pontotoc	1926	100 yrs	20	Low	Not assessed
50	Hunter Lake Dam	Kiowa	1928	98 yrs	30	High	Fair

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