Creek County, OK Roof Snow Load - 10 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Creek County
That's Creek County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. 7 psf is what the ground-load formula alone gives; Creek County's 10 psf low-slope minimum (§7.3.4) beats it, so that figure is the one that governs on flat and low-pitch roofs.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 22 in. of fresh powder, 8 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 2 in. if it's turned to ice. A modest addition to standard roof loading. Ordinary residential construction handles this without extra bracing.
Creek County in numbers
- Design roof snow load10 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map10 psf
- National rank#1,736 of 2,758
- Oklahoma rank#28 of 77
- Population73,971
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal6.7 in.
- FIPS40037
Where Creek County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Creek County sits at #1,736, the top 63% nationally - #28 of 77 within Oklahoma. Oklahoma counties average 11 psf; Creek County runs 1 psf lower than that.
Near 35.9074°N 96.3802°W, FIPS 40037: Creek County counts 73,971 residents and a 10 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 10 psf.
How much it actually snows in Creek County
Most winters bring Creek County roughly 6.7 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at BRISTOW, OK US, 5.4 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Creek County's number above is ASCE 7-22's default case, not a custom calculation: ordinary residential occupancy, heated, sited on ground that's neither fully sheltered nor fully exposed. Any one of those changing - pitch, exposure, heating, occupancy - moves the real figure.
Nothing here substitutes for an address-level number. Get one free, in about a minute, from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool using your own coordinates rather than Creek County's county-wide figure. See the methodology guide.