Plethora

Plethora is an earth dam located in Phillips County, Montana, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Plethora

The primary purpose of Plethora 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 Kenneth H Jensen (private). It impounds the Tr-assiniboine Creek near Dodson.

The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 535 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 152 acre-feet. Completed in 1965, 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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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMontana
CountyPhillips
Nearest CityDodson
River/StreamTr-assiniboine Creek
Coordinates48.53400, -108.16540

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height12 ft
Dam Height12 ft
Dam Length535 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage152 acre-ft
Max Storage152 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Max Discharge575 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerKENNETH H JENSEN
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT01290
Federal IDMT01290
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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