WAXHOMA - OK10731-3494


Incident ID OK10731-3494
Dam Name WAXHOMA
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State OK
Incident Date 05/19/2021
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Chute Failure
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Spillway chute constructed on fill undermined. Spillway chute collapsed on upstream side
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts Other
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft) Unknown ac-ft
Response USACE supplied high capacity pump, city and county placed rock in void to slow failure
Additional Remarks or Updates Water supply affected, economic damages limited to dam itself
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced Investigation
Information Sources OWRB
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 1955
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 50 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 2900 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 140 acres
River Name TR-DOG THRESHER CR
Latitude 36.554
Longitude -96.1164
Regulatory Agency(ies) OWRB
NID Number OK10731
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