Johnson Farms Inc #1

Johnson Farms Inc #1 is an earth dam located in Roosevelt County, Montana, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height8 ft
Built195571 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 8 ft
8 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

8 ft tall and 60 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 Johnson Farms Inc #1

The primary purpose of Johnson Farms Inc #1 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 Johnson Farms Inc (private). It impounds the Tr-smoke Creek near Blair.

The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 60 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 158 acre-feet. Completed in 1955, 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

StateMontana
CountyRoosevelt
Nearest CityBlair
River/StreamTr-smoke Creek
Coordinates48.48270, -104.81700

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height8 ft
Dam Height8 ft
Dam Length60 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage158 acre-ft
Max Storage158 acre-ft
Normal Storage20 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerJohnson Farms Inc
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT02508
Federal IDMT02508
More InfoState Dam Safety Program