Erramouspe

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

About Erramouspe

The primary purpose of Erramouspe 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 G & E Livestock Inc. Attn: John Erramouspe (private). It impounds the Elk Wash near Farson.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 575 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 26 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 509 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 08/30/2021.

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Low HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateWyoming
CountySublette
Nearest CityFarson
River/StreamElk Wash
Coordinates42.38120, -109.42810

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length575 ft
Year Completed1957 (69 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage509 acre-ft
Max Storage509 acre-ft
Normal Storage346 acre-ft
Surface Area26 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerG & E LIVESTOCK INC. ATTN: JOHN ERRAMOUSPE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection08/30/2021
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDWY01216
Federal IDWY01216
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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