Regulatory compliance
Were the dams properly authorized, inspected and maintained?
Verified Independent public record · Hinton, Oklahoma
What is changing
Cedar Lake?
A source-traceable examination of Cedar Lake's low water levels, the regulatory status of six Coffee-affiliated dams, and the competing hydrologic explanations.
i Evidence coordination and public information—not legal advice or professional engineering certification.
CONCEPTUAL WATERSHED
Cedar LakeOK11073
Dam 5ID requested
Dam 6OK30686
39%of watershed area claimed to be intercepted by Dams 5 & 6Reported
Diagram is explanatory only. It does not assert verified coordinates or watershed boundaries.
PROJECT STATE RECORDS REQUEST SUBMITTEDAwaiting OWRB response
KNOWN STRUCTURES5 verified IDsCedar Lake + Coffee Dams 1, 2, 3 & 6
OPEN QUESTION2 dam IDs unresolvedCoffee Dams 4 & 5
ANALYTICAL TARGETΔ inflow in acre-feetWith vs. without Dams 5 & 6
THE CENTRAL QUESTION
Two questions.
One lake.
The evidence supports a real regulatory dispute. It does not yet provide an independently reproducible answer to how much the upstream dams changed Cedar Lake's inflow.
Hydrologic causation
How many acre-feet would have reached Cedar Lake without Dams 5 and 6?
DisputedCOMPETING EXPLANATIONS
The claims do not yet reconcile.
OWRB POSITIONReported
“No evidence” the Coffee dams caused the lake or well decline.
Reporting says the agency emphasizes drought, evaporation, limited natural inflow, discontinued supplemental groundwater use and declining groundwater.
VS
JOHNSON-BECKER POSITIONReported
Dams 5 and 6 are the primary cause because they intercept two principal tributaries.
The analysis assigns roughly 330 acres—about 39% of the 853-acre watershed—to the two dam subbasins.
What would resolve it
A calibrated water balance comparing wet, normal and drought conditions with and without Dams 5 and 6.
STRUCTURE REGISTER
Seven structures.
Five verified IDs.
Filter by evidence status. A verified identifier does not establish ownership, condition or causation.
STRUCTUREOFFICIAL IDSTATUSKNOWN RECORD
Cedar Lake Dam
OK11073Verified≈1,130 acre-feet at normal poolCoffee Dam 1
OK30688VerifiedNamed in OWRB agendaCoffee Dam 2
OK30689VerifiedNamed in OWRB agendaCoffee Dam 3
OK30690VerifiedNamed in OWRB agendaCoffee Dam 4
ID unresolvedRequestedReported poor conditionCoffee Dam 5
ID unresolvedRequestedHydrologically significant claimCoffee Dam 6
OK30686Verified33 ft high · 119 AF maximumCONTEXT, NOT CONCLUSION
Drought is material.
It is not the entire analysis.
19.18 inches
West Central precipitation over the reported 12-month period
68%
of normal precipitation
9.22 inches
below normal
9th
driest comparable period since 1921
~655 AF
less gross precipitation across the full 853-acre watershed
~254 AF
less gross precipitation across the claimed 330-acre Dam 5/6 subbasins
CHRONOLOGY
The record over time.
Dates marked reported await direct confirmation from the underlying primary files.
Cedar Lake developed by Western Sportsmen Club.
ReportedA gypsum-related subsurface event reportedly drained the lake rapidly.
ReportedSupplemental groundwater pumping reportedly ceased.
ReportedCoffee Dam 5 reportedly completed.
ReportedCoffee Dam 6 reportedly completed; Cedar Lake Dam breach also reported.
ReportedAnonymous complaint prompts OWRB review of an upstream dam.
ReportedOPEN RECORDS REQUEST
The evidence gate
is now open.
The comprehensive request was submitted through OWRB's confirmed records channel. No duplicate request should be sent while it is pending.
SUBMITTEDAugust 31, 2026 · 10:33 AM CT
STATUS Awaiting OWRB response
FOLLOW-UP405-530-8800
ENTITY & PARCEL WORK
Relationships are not ownership.
The record connects people, entities, a tax payment and a parcel—but not yet every dam to its legal owner.
PERSONGlenn Coffeereported manager
ENTITYC&F Ranch LCregulatory party
ENTITYCoffee Grounds LLCparcel record
RELATED ENTITYCoffee Family LLC2023 tax payer
PARCEL ANCHORT11N R10W · Sec. 1256.81 acres · Tax ID 121560
Dotted relationships are reported or inferred. Deeds and certified entity histories remain requested.
CONTROLLING SOURCES
Follow the record.
These documents consolidate the source trail and state what remains unresolved.
GOOGLE DRIVE
↗Comprehensive Project Report
Charter, verified findings, hydrology context and records strategy.
RESEARCH REPORT
↗Glenn Coffee & Cedar Lake
Detailed entity, regulatory and source reconstruction.
Source intake update · August 31, 2026
A private recorded conversation supplied leads to an original OWRB report, property/LLC documents and a previously produced records packet. The recording is retained as an intake source; its allegations are not published as facts. The identified documents must be acquired and reviewed directly.
PUBLICATION METHOD
Labels before conclusions.
A source can be useful without being conclusive. Status labels describe the support for each claim, not whether a person is credible.
Verified
Supported by a primary government record or equivalent authoritative source.
VerifiedReported
Attributed to a named source or document but not yet independently confirmed.
ReportedDisputed
Material sources reach conflicting conclusions.
DisputedUnknown
The available record does not support a responsible conclusion.
UnknownRequested
A specific primary record has been requested but not yet obtained.
RequestedPrivate tips, recordings and correspondence are intake materials. They are not automatically published, and allegations are not promoted to verified status without corroborating records.
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