Sidney Dam

Sidney Dam is a gravity dam located in Carter County, Montana. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection09/05/2018
Height32 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 32 ft
32 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

32 ft tall and 1,322 ft long, taller than 74% 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 concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.

About Sidney Dam

Sidney Dam is a dam in Carter, Montana. The dam is owned by Doi BLM (federal). It impounds the Unnamed Drainage.

The dam stands 32 feet tall and stretches 1,322 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 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 09/05/2018.

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Location

StateMontana
CountyCarter
River/StreamUnnamed Drainage
Coordinates45.36827, -104.47473

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeGravity
NID Height32 ft
Dam Length1,322 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage100 acre-ft
Max Storage100 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

OwnerDoi BLM
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection09/05/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT02240
Federal IDMT02240
More InfoState Dam Safety Program