Quapaw Creek Watershed Project - Lincoln County, OK
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N 35° 32.157 W 097° 02.147
14S E 678072 N 3934254
This historical marker designates Dam No. 28, one of 38 flood control dams in Lincoln County.
Waymark Code: WMKKWX
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2014
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This marker is located two miles north of Hwy 62 on White Rock Road, north of Mcloud and west of Meeker. Markers are located similarly at other watershed dams in the project area. An aerial photo in the gallery shows the location of the dam and reservoir.
[Information shown on the ok.gov website]
Severe flooding was a problem in the 98,000 acre watershed before the dams were built. From 1941 to 1960 there were 49 major floods (flood waters covering more than one - half of the flood plain) and 49 smaller floods. There were four major floods in 1941 and three
major floods in 1944, 1948, 1950, 1957 and 1960. Damages from floods averaged $225,000 annually. These floods destroyed crops, drown livestock, and washed out roads, bridges and fences.
Benefits of this watershed project include:
* provide $1.7 million in average annual benefits from reduced flood damages
* Provides flood protection for 374 farms and ranches
* Provides flood protection for 15 major bridges and many smaller bridges and county roads
* 500 acres of wetlands have been created or enhanced
* Sedimentation is reduced by 79,000 tons of soil
This marker reads:
Quapaw Creek
Watershed Project
Fliodwater Retarding Dam No. 28
Drainage Area - 902 acres
Water Storage - 490 Ac. Ft.
Water Surface Area - 18 acres
Height of Dam - 24 feet
Volume of Fill - 58,231 Cu. Yds.Built under the Watershed Protection
and Floor Prevention Act
of
Lincoln County
Soil and Water Conservation District
and
With the Assistance of the
Soil Conservation Service
of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1968