General

• Vicinity Map
• Region (Map) ....................... Great Plains
• State (Map) .............................. Oklahoma
• County ................................. Greer/Kiowa
• Project .................................. W.C. Austin
• Dam type ...................... Concrete gravity
• Location .............. 18 mi NE of Altus, OK
• Watercourse ....... North Fork, Red River
• Reservoir ................................ Lake Altus
• Original construction .............. 1941-1945
• Modified ............................................ 1988
• National ID Number ................. OK02500
• Hydrologic Unit Code .................

Hydraulics

• Total storage to
    El. 1564 ............................ 168,064 acre-ft
• Service spillway
    Capacity at El. 1564 ................. 2,200 cfs
• Uncontrolled spillway
    Capacity at El. 1564 ................. 4,900 cfs
• Outlet works
    Capacity at El. 1564 .................. 3,670 cfs

Dimensions

• Crest Elevation .................................. 1564.0
• Top of Parapet Elevation ................. 1567.0
• Structural Height ................................. 110 ft
• Hydraulic Height ................................ 65.3 ft
• Crest Length ..................................... 1,104 ft
• Crest Width ........................................... 10 ft
• Base Width ............................................ 64 ft
• Volume of Concrete ................ 70,200 cu yd

Hydrology

• Drainage area ............................ 2,515 sq mi
• Hydrometeorological Report ....... HMR 52
• PMF .............................. 1988 General Storm
• Volume ... 1,094,000 acre-ft over 206 hours
• Peak inflow ................................ 519,000 cfs
• Maximum water surface .............. 1574.94 ft