Tom J Dike

About Tom J Dike

The primary purpose of Tom J Dike is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is private-owned. It impounds the Beaver Creek North Fork Payette River near Payette River.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 122 acres, has a storage capacity of 107 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 7 square miles. Completed in 1995, the structure is 31 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in 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. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 05/15/2017.

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