Tallest Dams in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 4979 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Broken Bow Dam - Reregulation Dam at 225 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Broken Bow Dam - Reregulation Dam	McCurtain	225	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1968
2	Tenkiller Ferry Dam - Dike	Sequoyah	197	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1952
3	Stan Raetz Dam	Caddo	174		Other	Low
4	Mcgee Creek Dam	Atoka	161	Earth		High	1968
5	Pensacola	Mayes	155	Multi-Arch	Hydroelectric	High	1940
6	Norman Dam	Cleveland	144	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1964
7	Skiatook Dam	Osage	143	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1984
8	Foss Dam	Custer	142	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1961
9	Oologah Dam	Rogers	137	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1963
10	Kaw Dam	Osage	125	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1976
11	Pine Creek Dam	McCurtain	124	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1969
12	Fort Cobb Dam	Caddo	122	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1959
13	Optima Dam	Texas	120	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1978
14	Eufaula Dam	Haskell	114	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1964
15	Lake Elmer Thomas Dam	Comanche	113	Gravity	Fish and Wildlife Pond	High	1993
16	Hefner	Oklahoma	112	Earth	Water Supply	High	1943
17	Stanley Draper	Cleveland	111	Earth	Water Supply	High	1962
18	Altus Dam	Kiowa	110	Concrete	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1944
19	Waurika Dam	Jefferson	106	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1977
20	Arcadia Dam	Oklahoma	102	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1986
21	Hugo Dam	Choctaw	101	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1974
22	Sooner	Pawnee	100	Earth	Other	Significant	1972
23	Wister Dam	Le Flore	99	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1949
24	Birch Dam	Osage	97	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1977
25	Diamond Sevens	Rogers	97	Earth	Recreation	Low	2004
26	Lake Ellsworth	Comanche	96	Earth	Water Supply	High	1961
27	Eucha	Delaware	95	Earth	Water Supply	High	1952
28	Bixhoma Lake	Wagoner	95	Earth	Water Supply	Significant	1965
29	Hulah Dam	Osage	94	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1951
30	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-05	Latimer	93	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1964
31	Pso Southwestern Power Station No.3	Caddo	90	Earth	Other	High	1957
32	Lawtonka Lake	Comanche	90	Gravity	Water Supply	High	1939
33	Heyburn Dam	Creek	89	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1950
34	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-28	Sequoyah	89	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1964
35	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-01	Latimer	88	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1963
36	Scs-caston Mountain Creek Site-1	Le Flore	87	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1971
37	Robert S. Kerr	Mayes	87	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1964
38	Bluestem Lake	Osage	87	Earth	Recreation	High	1958
39	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-36	Sequoyah	87	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1965
40	Scs-sallisaw Creek Site-25	Adair	84		Flood Risk Reduction	High	1976
41	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-02	Latimer	84	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1964
42	Webbers Falls Lock And Dam	Muskogee	84	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1970
43	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-03	Latimer	83	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1964
44	Sardis Dam	Pushmataha	83	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1982
45	Scs-fourche Maline Creek Site-04	Latimer	82	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1963
46	Robert S. Kerr Lock And Dam	Le Flore	82	Gravity	Navigation	High	1970
47	Fort Supply Dam	Woodward	82	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1942
48	Atoka Reservoir	Atoka	80	Earth	Water Supply	High	1957
49	Keeler Ww	Osage	80	Earth	Other	Low	1970
50	Scs-big Wewoka Creek Site-22	Seminole	80	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1958

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