Candee

Candee is an earth dam located in Richland County, Montana, built in 1978. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Candee

The primary purpose of Candee 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 Ellsworth W Candee (private). It impounds the Tr-fourmile Creek.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 73 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1978, the structure is 48 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
CountyRichland
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-fourmile Creek
Coordinates47.89600, -104.12240

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1978 (48 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage73 acre-ft
Max Storage73 acre-ft
Normal Storage53 acre-ft
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerELLSWORTH W CANDEE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT02622
Federal IDMT02622
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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