Stanley Draper Dam (Lake Stanley Draper)

Field Descriptions

Dam Name: Stanley Draper
Former Name: STANLEY DRAPER
NID ID: OK02580
Longitude: -97.3548
Latitude: 35.3117
County: CLEVELAND
River: EAST ELM CREEK
State: OK
Nearest City: OKLAHOMA CITY
Owner Name: CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY
Owner Type: Local Government
Dam Designer: C.E. BRETZ INC.
Private Dam? No
Dam Type: Earth
Foundation: RK
Purposes: Water Supply
Year Completed: 1962
Dam Length: 7250 feet
Dam Height: 111 feet
Structural Height: 111 feet
Hydraulic Height: 111 feet
Maximum Storage: 148000 acre-feet
Normal Storage: 100000 acre-feet
Surface Area: 2900 acres
Drainage Area: 13.07 square miles
Hazard Potential: High
Emergency Action Plan? Yes
Inspection Date: 2011-07-20
Inspection Frequency: 1
State Regulated Dam? Yes
State Regulating Agency: OWRB
Spillway Type: Controlled
Spillway Width: 10 feet
Outlet Gates: V: 1;
Source Agency:

Dam Safety For Boats

A large amount of water can be released from a dam without any warning at any time and by any means. For example, when the demand for electricity is high, the turbines at a dam may be turned on automatically, resulting in a significant increase in the downstream flow of water in only a matter of seconds.

If there's a need to release water through the sluiceways (outlets at the base of the dam), this operation can also create a great swell of discharged water downstream.

During flood operations, any or all spillway gates across the width of a dam can be opened to release upstream flood water that needs to pass to the next downstream reservoir. Upstream or downstream, even the most experienced boater with the strongest motor is no match for this strong flow of water plunging over a spillway of a dam. Even if you're boating far downstream of a spilling dam, recirculating current can pull a powerful boat upstream toward plunging water that could shred any boat.

Some dams equipped with navigation locks create turbulent water as well. When vessels pass through, strong flow is released near the exhaust ports of the wing wall of the lock.

Warning Systems At Dams

To warn reservoir users of potential danger, warning devices are installed at many dams:




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