Gordon Cattle Company #1

Gordon Cattle Company #1 is an earth dam located in Blaine County, Montana, built in 1916. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Gordon Cattle Company #1

The primary purpose of Gordon Cattle Company #1 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 Gordon Cattle Co (private). It impounds the Tr-snake Creek near Dodson.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 18 acre-feet. Completed in 1916, the structure is over a century 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.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMontana
CountyBlaine
Nearest CityDodson
River/StreamTr-snake Creek
Coordinates48.34340, -109.22070

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length200 ft
Year Completed1916 (110 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage18 acre-ft
Max Storage18 acre-ft
Normal Storage16 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerGORDON CATTLE CO
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT03004
Federal IDMT03004
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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