Tom Steed Reservoir - Dam

Dam

Mountain Park Dam is located just upstream of Snyder Dam, on Otter Creek near Mountain Park, Oklahoma. A thin double-curvature concrete arch flanked by concrete thrust blocks, Mountain Park Dam is 535 feet (163 m) in length with a maximum structural height of 133 feet (41 m). This dam and the rolled earth East and West Dike embankments, which extend 10,311 and 13,235 feet (3143 and 4034 m), respectively, form the Tom Steed Reservoir. The reservoir has a total capacity of 117,825 acre feet (145,335,000 m3), an active capacity of 109,276 acre feet (134,790,000 m3), and a surface area at the top of conservation pool of approximately 6,400 acres (26 kmĀ²).

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