NEW BEGGS - OK11078-3495


Incident ID OK11078-3495
Dam Name NEW BEGGS
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State OK
Incident Date 06/01/2022
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Insufficient Spillway Capacity
Incident Mechanism 2 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Extreme rainfall event exceeded spillway capacity and overtopped dam, severe erosion on DS slope
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded 0
Other Infrastructure Impacts Water/sewer lines
Economic Damages (in $) Unknown
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response City found damage weeks later, a pilot channel was dug in aux spillway to lower reservoir
Additional Remarks or Updates Water distribution system, access roads damaged
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced Investigation
Information Sources OWRB
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP NR
Year Completed 1965
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 43 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 1424 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 54 acres
River Name TR-ADAMS CREEK
Latitude 35.742
Longitude -96.0256
Regulatory Agency(ies) OWRB
NID Number OK11078
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