Little Crooked Rudolph

Little Crooked Rudolph is an earth dam located in Fergus County, Montana, built in 1967. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a unsatisfactory condition assessment.

About Little Crooked Rudolph

The primary purpose of Little Crooked Rudolph is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Thielen Robert, (private). It impounds the Tr-little Crooked Creek near No Town.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 800 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 23 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 273 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1967, 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 unsatisfactory, indicating serious safety deficiencies exist that require immediate attention or remedial action.

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Low HazardUnsatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMontana
CountyFergus
Nearest CityNo Town
River/StreamTr-little Crooked Creek
Coordinates47.48420, -108.50540

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length800 ft
Year Completed1967 (59 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage273 acre-ft
Max Storage273 acre-ft
Normal Storage138 acre-ft
Surface Area23 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Max Discharge110 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerThielen Robert,
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentUnsatisfactory
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT00171
Federal IDMT00171
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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