Nikolaisen Dam Tract 18

About Nikolaisen Dam Tract 18

The primary purpose of Nikolaisen Dam Tract 18 is fish and wildlife pond. The dam creates habitat for fish and wildlife, supporting local ecosystems and potentially serving conservation goals. The dam is owned by Us Fish And Wildlife Service (federal). It impounds the Unnamed Stream.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 550 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 417 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 4 square miles. Completed in 1995, the structure is 31 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 08/24/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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