Spring-miller

Spring-miller is an earth dam located in Garfield County, Montana, built in 1958. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height25 ft
Built195868 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 148 ft long, taller than 50% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Spring-miller

The primary purpose of Spring-miller 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 Robert W Miller (private). It impounds the Tr-south Fork Box Creek near No Town.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 148 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 43 acre-feet. Completed in 1958, 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.

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Location

StateMontana
CountyGarfield
Nearest CityNo Town
River/StreamTr-south Fork Box Creek
Coordinates47.69650, -106.41310

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length148 ft
Year Completed1958 (68 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage43 acre-ft
Max Storage43 acre-ft
Normal Storage35 acre-ft
Max Discharge100 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRobert W Miller
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT00641
Federal IDMT00641
More InfoState Dam Safety Program