101Total Dams
8High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
Pontotoc County has 101 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 8 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Pontotoc County is 60 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Oknoname 30170 at 71 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-24 | High | Fair | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-33 | High | Fair | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-07 | High | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-18 | High | Fair | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-34 | High | Fair | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-01 | High | Fair | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-02 | High | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-26 | High | Fair | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1950 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-40 | Significant | Fair | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Ada City Lake | Significant | Fair | 32 | Recreation | 1907 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-27 | Significant | Fair | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Oknoname 30170 | Low | Not assessed | 71 | Other | 2003 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-32 | Low | Not assessed | 65 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-04 | Low | Not assessed | 63 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-25 | Low | Not assessed | 57 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-35 | Low | Not assessed | 56 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-02 | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-15 | Low | Not assessed | 45 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-14 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-30 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-31 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-36 | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-16 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-12 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-47 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-17 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-11 | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-46 | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Dennis Pond 1 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-33 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-13 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-leader-mid Clr Boggy Cr Site-20 | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-upper Blue River Site-045 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2000 |
| Scs-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-06 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Other | 1980 |
| Scs-leader-mid Clr Boggy Cr Site-22 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-15 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1989 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-43 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Scs-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-10 | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-30 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-48 | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-20 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-09 | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Other | 1981 |
| Hogue Warren | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1972 |
| Maloy Gene | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1979 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-08 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-10 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-22 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-29 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-19 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1980 |
| Scs-leader-mid Clr Boggy Cr Site-23 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-37 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-11 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-19 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-42 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-leader-mid Clr Boggy Cr Site-21 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-leader-mid Clr Boggy Cr Site-18 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Stonewall Lake | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-31 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-21 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-23 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Scs-leader-mid Clr Boggy Cr Site-17 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Oknoname 123008 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Other | 1965 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-06 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-41 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Scs-leader-mid Clr Boggy Cr Site-25 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-22 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Scs-leader-mid Clr Boggy Cr Site-24 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Scs-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-05 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Scs-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-12 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Oknoname 30216 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Bill Yarbrough | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | |
| Oknoname 123016 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 1960 |
| Scs-sandy Creek Site-32 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-23 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-upper Muddy Boggy Creek Site-09 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-45 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Scs-leader-mid Clr Boggy Cr Site-19 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Oknoname 30237 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Oknoname 30169 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 2000 |
| Miller Lake | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1957 |
| Oknoname 123012 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Other | 1965 |
| Stallings Jb | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1950 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-38 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Abbott Jordan Jr | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 123010 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1965 |
| Oknoname 123018 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1955 |
| Oknoname 123001 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1970 |
| Oknoname 123017 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 123005 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1965 |
| Engel Lake | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1953 |
| Crawford Eg | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 1965 |
| Allen Sportsman Club | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1926 |
| Scs-upper Clear Boggy Creek Site-28 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Oknoname 123002 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1970 |
| Oknoname 123003 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1970 |
| Oknoname 123007 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1960 |
| Oknoname 123004 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1968 |
| Yardbrough Billy | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Other | 1960 |
| Kalmar Ej | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Scs-upper Blue River Site-037 | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2000 |
| Little W.d. Jr. | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Other | 1964 |