Pence Kent Reservoir Report
Nearby: Seymour Claude Meyers Dewayne
Last Updated: December 16, 2025
Pence Kent is a privately owned earth dam located in Harmon, Oklahoma, designed by USDA NRCS and completed in 1978.
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Summary
The dam's primary purpose is flood risk reduction along the TR SALT FK RED RIVER, with a height of 25 feet and a storage capacity of 50 acre-feet. The dam is regulated by the OWRB and undergoes regular inspections, with a low hazard potential and a very high risk assessment rating.
Operated by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Pence Kent features a controlled spillway and a single valve outlet gate. While the dam's condition assessment is not rated, it meets state permitting, inspection, and enforcement requirements. The dam's location in a high-risk area underscores the critical role it plays in mitigating flood risks and protecting downstream communities in Oklahoma.
Despite its low hazard potential, Pence Kent is a crucial piece of infrastructure for flood risk reduction in the region. With its earth structure and stone core, the dam serves as a key component of the water resource management system along the TR SALT FK RED RIVER, highlighting the importance of maintaining and monitoring such structures to ensure the safety and resilience of the surrounding communities in the face of changing climate conditions.
Year Completed |
1978 |
Dam Height |
25 |
River Or Stream |
TR SALT FK RED RIVER |
Primary Dam Type |
Earth |
Surface Area |
4 |
Hydraulic Height |
25 |
Nid Storage |
50 |
Structural Height |
25 |
Outlet Gates |
Valve - 1 |
Hazard Potential |
Low |
Foundations |
Soil |
Nid Height |
25 |
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Condition Assessment
SatisfactoryNo existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. Acceptable performance is expected under all loading conditions (static, hydrologic, seismic) in accordance with the minimum applicable state or federal regulatory criteria or tolerable risk guidelines.
Fair
No existing dam safety deficiencies are recognized for normal operating conditions. Rare or extreme hydrologic and/or seismic events may result in a dam safety deficiency. Risk may be in the range to take further action. Note: Rare or extreme event is defined by the regulatory agency based on their minimum
Poor A dam safety deficiency is recognized for normal operating conditions which may realistically occur. Remedial action is necessary. POOR may also be used when uncertainties exist as to critical analysis parameters which identify a potential dam safety deficiency. Investigations and studies are necessary.
Unsatisfactory
A dam safety deficiency is recognized that requires immediate or emergency remedial action for problem resolution.
Not Rated
The dam has not been inspected, is not under state or federal jurisdiction, or has been inspected but, for whatever reason, has not been rated.
Not Available
Dams for which the condition assessment is restricted to approved government users.
Hazard Potential Classification
HighDams assigned the high hazard potential classification are those where failure or mis-operation will probably cause loss of human life.
Significant
Dams assigned the significant hazard potential classification are those dams where failure or mis-operation results in no probable loss of human life but can cause economic loss, environment damage, disruption of lifeline facilities, or impact other concerns. Significant hazard potential classification dams are often located in predominantly rural or agricultural areas but could be in areas with population and significant infrastructure.
Low
Dams assigned the low hazard potential classification are those where failure or mis-operation results in no probable loss of human life and low economic and/or environmental losses. Losses are principally limited to the owner's property.
Undetermined
Dams for which a downstream hazard potential has not been designated or is not provided.
Not Available
Dams for which the downstream hazard potential is restricted to approved government users.
Pence Kent