Pine Hills

Pine Hills is an earth dam located in Custer County, Montana, built in 1950. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Pine Hills

The primary purpose of Pine Hills 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 Thomas Pezzarossi (private). It impounds the Tr-bridge Creek near Miles City.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 270 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 76 acre-feet. Completed in 1950, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMontana
CountyCuster
Nearest CityMiles City
River/StreamTr-bridge Creek
Coordinates46.17050, -105.62960

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length270 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage76 acre-ft
Max Storage76 acre-ft
Normal Storage45 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerTHOMAS PEZZAROSSI
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT01666
Federal IDMT01666
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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