Circle M Ranch Lower Dam

About Circle M Ranch Lower Dam

The primary purpose of Circle M Ranch Lower Dam 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 Brian J Martin (private). It impounds the Snow Creek near Ceramic.

The dam stands 33 feet tall and stretches 442 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 115 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1968, 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 02/14/2023.

At 33 feet, this dam is taller than 78% of dams nationwide.

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