Praire Goat Dam

Praire Goat Dam is a gravity dam located in Dawson County, Montana. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a poor condition assessment.

About Praire Goat Dam

Praire Goat Dam is a dam in Dawson, Montana. The dam is owned by Doi Blm (federal). It impounds the Unnamed Drainage.

The dam stands 35 feet tall and stretches 396 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 47 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. Its condition is rated poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 11/07/2018.

At 35 feet, this dam is taller than 82% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardPoor ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMontana
CountyDawson
River/StreamUnnamed Drainage
Coordinates46.89541, -104.63701

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeGravity
NID Height35 ft
Dam Length396 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage47 acre-ft
Max Storage47 acre-ft
Normal Storage12 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerDOI BLM
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentPoor
Last Inspection11/07/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT00634
Federal IDMT00634
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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