Brown

Brown is an earth dam located in Campbell County, Wyoming, built in 1957. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Brown

The primary purpose of Brown 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 T Chair Land Company (private). It impounds the S Little Willow Cr near Arvada.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 364 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 81 acre-feet. Completed in 1957, 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 04/27/2023.

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Low HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateWyoming
CountyCampbell
Nearest CityArvada
River/StreamS Little Willow Cr
Coordinates43.74056, -105.94889

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft
Dam Height29 ft
Dam Length364 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage81 acre-ft
Max Storage81 acre-ft
Normal Storage42 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerT CHAIR LAND COMPANY
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection04/27/2023
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDWY00483
Federal IDWY00483
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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