Cushing Lake will be closed 
Cushing Lake Closed
This afternoon City officials and other public safety officials are continuing to monitor a situation involving the Cushing Lake dam. There has been a breach of the concrete structure beneath the surface, which is allowing water to pass unrestricted yet controlled, meaning there has not been a complete dam failure. The Cushing Lake is closed to use until further notice.
Our emergency action plan was activated and a command center has been established to deal with this event. Agencies currently assisting at the command center are Cushing police, fire and emergency management, the Payne County Sheriff's Department and their drone team, Payne County District No. 1, Professional Engineering Consultants of Tulsa, Gose and Associates engineering firm of Stillwater, and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) Dam Safety Unit. City officials have spoken with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa Division and the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management in Oklahoma City to make them aware of this event.
Since the area north of the dam encompasses mostly fields and livestock, and no structures (houses), Cushing police worked to notify those who have property and livestock immediately downstream of this event so appropriate action could be taken by the property owners.
This event is continuing to develop so only necessary updates will be provided going forward.
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Terry Brannon
City Manager
City of Cushing
Address/Location
Cushing Police Department
100 Judy Adams Blvd
Cushing, OK 74023
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 918-225-1212