Pacific Land Co

Pacific Land Co is a dam located in Owyhee County, Idaho, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Pacific Land Co

The primary purpose of Pacific Land Co is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is private-owned. It impounds the Unnamed Streams Snake River.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 925 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 43 acres, has a storage capacity of 368 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 18 square miles. Completed in 1965, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 06/02/2016.

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Low HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateIdaho
CountyOwyhee
River/StreamUnnamed Streams Snake River
Coordinates43.18880, -116.41740

Physical Characteristics

NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length925 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage368 acre-ft
Normal Storage368 acre-ft
Surface Area43 acres
Drainage Area18 sq mi
Max Discharge86 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection06/02/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDID00048
Federal IDID00048
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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