Lake Waxhoma dam patch fails; Osage SkyNews 6 surveys the flooding

Osage SkyNews 6 pilot Dustin Stone was overhead the Lake Waxhoma dam that failed again on Wednesday, nearly four years after a temporary fixture was put in place. Watch the full video here.

Wednesday, April 30th 2025, 5:13 pm

By: Drake Johnson

BARNSDALL, Okla. -

A temporary patch made to the Lake Waxhoma dam in Osage County has failed, sending water pouring over a damaged section of the spillway and raising concerns about downstream flooding.

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Osage SkyNews 6 captured live aerial footage Wednesday afternoon showing water flowing from the base of the dam, where a patch had been installed after a previous failure in May 2021. Crews had used rocks to stabilize the area at the time, but a permanent repair has not yet been made.

Watch the full video in the player above.

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Drake Johnson

Drake Johnson is a Digital Content Producer at Griffin Media. He joined the team in July 2021 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in journalism. Drake is a longtime Oklahoman, growing up in Owasso and graduating from OHS in 2016. When not covering the news, he enjoys watching the Sooners and OKC Thunder, plus spending time with family and friends in the state and traveling across the country.