Montgomery Lake Dam

Montgomery Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Faulkner County, Arkansas, built in 1936. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height22 ft
Built193690 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 22 ft
22 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

22 ft tall and 330 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Montgomery Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Montgomery Lake 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 Dalton Montgomery (private). It impounds the Mill Creek-tr near Greenbrier.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 330 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 87 acre-feet. Completed in 1936, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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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Location

StateArkansas
CountyFaulkner
Nearest CityGreenbrier
River/StreamMill Creek-tr
Coordinates35.29833, -92.32667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length330 ft
Year Completed1936 (90 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage87 acre-ft
Max Storage87 acre-ft
Normal Storage56 acre-ft
Max Discharge241 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDalton Montgomery
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDAR00037
Federal IDAR00037
More InfoState Dam Safety Program