Pine Hills

Pine Hills is an earth dam located in Custer County, Montana, built in 1950. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height27 ft
Built195076 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 270 ft long, taller than 59% 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 Pine Hills

The primary purpose of Pine Hills 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 Thomas Pezzarossi (private). It impounds the Tr-bridge Creek near Miles City.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 270 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 76 acre-feet. Completed in 1950, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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
CountyCuster
Nearest CityMiles City
River/StreamTr-bridge Creek
Coordinates46.17050, -105.62960

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length270 ft
Year Completed1950 (76 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage76 acre-ft
Max Storage76 acre-ft
Normal Storage45 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerThomas Pezzarossi
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT01666
Federal IDMT01666
More InfoState Dam Safety Program