Gerald Craft #3

Gerald Craft #3 is an earth dam located in Carter County, Montana, built in 1962. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Gerald Craft #3

The primary purpose of Gerald Craft #3 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 Gerald Craft (private). It impounds the Tr-north Fork Willow Creek near Alzada.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 450 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 134 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1962, 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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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMontana
CountyCarter
Nearest CityAlzada
River/StreamTr-north Fork Willow Creek
Coordinates45.15010, -104.86430

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length450 ft
Year Completed1962 (64 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage134 acre-ft
Max Storage134 acre-ft
Normal Storage69 acre-ft
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge400 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerGERALD CRAFT
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT02877
Federal IDMT02877
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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