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Mountain Park Project - Main Page
Facilities in Operation
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Storage Dams |
1 |
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Diversion Dams |
1 |
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Diversion Canal |
9.5 mi |
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Pipelines |
38 mi |
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Pumping Plants |
2 |
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Storage Facilities
Mountain Park Dam
Diversion Facilities
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Type: |
Concrete river control structure with canal headworks and a rolled earthfill dike extending across the flood plain |
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Location: |
On Elk Creek, about 24 miles northeast of Altus, Oklahoma. |
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Construction period: |
1975-1977 |
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Dimensions: |
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Structural height |
35.5 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
26.7 ft |
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Total crest length |
5,172 ft |
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Crest elevation |
1,471.0 ft |
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Total volume |
24,000 yd³ |
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Spillway: |
Low section in rolled earthfill dike seeded to grass, with a crest length of 3,620 ft. Two 27- by 21-ft radial gates in stream control structure and one 10- by 21-ft sluiceway radial gate. A 24-in-diameter bypass gate is provided to release small flows downstream. |
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Headworks: |
In left abutment with one 18-ft-square radial gate |
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Diversion capacity |
1,000 cfs |
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Carriage Facilities
Bretch Diversion Canal
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Location: |
From Bretch Diversion Dam generally south and southeast to Noname Creek |
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Construction period: |
1975-1977 |
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Length |
9.5 mi |
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Capacity |
1,000 cfs |
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Typical section concrete lined |
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Bottom width |
10 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
9.63 ft |
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Lining thickness |
3 in |
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Joint Use Pipeline
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Type |
Steel pipe encased in concrete and steel pipe with cement mortar coating |
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Length |
0.5 mi |
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Diameter |
42 in |
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Altus Aqueduct
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Type |
Pretensioned concrete cylinder pipe |
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Length |
20.6 mi |
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Diameter |
36 and 39 in |
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Snyder Aqueduct
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Type |
Pretensioned concrete cylinder pipe |
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Length |
5.5 mi |
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Diameter |
16, 24, and 27 in |
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Frederick Aqueduct
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Type |
Asbestos cement pipe |
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Length |
12.1 mi |
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Diameter |
16, 18, 24, and 27 in |
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Pumping Plants
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Designation |
Number of units |
Total capacity, cfs |
Total dynamic head, ft |
Total horsepower |
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Altus |
3 (plus 1 standby) |
25.5 |
140 |
800 |
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Frederick |
3 (plus 1 standby) |
8.55 |
104 |
200 |
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