Sunday Creek Reservoir is an earth dam located in Rosebud County, Montana, built in 1953. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 18 ft18 ft tall and 477 ft long. 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 Sunday Creek Reservoir
The primary purpose of Sunday Creek Reservoir 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 Killen Land & Livestock (private). It impounds the South Sunday Creek near Kinsey.
The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 477 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 123 acre-feet. Completed in 1953, 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
| State | Montana |
| County | Rosebud |
| Nearest City | Kinsey |
| River/Stream | South Sunday Creek |
| Coordinates | 46.76280, -106.54260 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 18 ft |
| Dam Height | 18 ft |
| Dam Length | 477 ft |
| Year Completed | 1953 (73 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 123 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 123 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 81 acre-ft |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Killen Land & Livestock |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | MT01743 |
| Federal ID | MT01743 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |