Buffalo Wallow Dam

Buffalo Wallow Dam is a gravity dam located in Fergus County, Montana. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Buffalo Wallow Dam

Buffalo Wallow Dam is a dam in Fergus, Montana. The dam is owned by Doi Blm (federal). It impounds the Intermittent.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 807 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 26 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 186 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles.

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 07/01/2013. That was over 12 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMontana
CountyFergus
River/StreamIntermittent
Coordinates47.46104, -108.42322

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeGravity
NID Height30 ft
Dam Length807 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage186 acre-ft
Max Storage186 acre-ft
Surface Area26 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

OwnerDOI BLM
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection07/01/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT00805
Federal IDMT00805
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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