Citizens

Citizens is an earth dam located in Montrose County, Colorado. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Citizens

Citizens is a dam in Montrose, Colorado. The dam is owned by Town Of Olathe (local government). It impounds the Dry Creek.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, and has a storage capacity of 99 acre-feet.

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. The most recent inspection on record was 10/21/2017.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateColorado
CountyMontrose
River/StreamDry Creek
Coordinates38.39809, -108.10788

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length450 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage99 acre-ft
Normal Storage99 acre-ft
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerTOWN OF OLATHE
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection10/21/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDCO02974
Federal IDCO02974
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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