Royal Champion

Royal Champion is an earth dam located in Blaine County, Montana, built in 1963. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Royal Champion

The primary purpose of Royal Champion 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 Martha Listou (private). It impounds the Tr-battle Creek near Chinook.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 77 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1963, 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.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMontana
CountyBlaine
Nearest CityChinook
River/StreamTr-battle Creek
Coordinates48.79170, -109.34330

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1963 (63 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage77 acre-ft
Max Storage77 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge440 cfs

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMT03411
Federal IDMT03411
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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