Jordan Dam

Jordan Dam is a gravity dam located in Valley County, Montana. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a unsatisfactory condition assessment.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionUnsatisfactoryWorst of 4 · considered unsafe
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/24/2017
Height16 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 16 ft
16 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

16 ft tall and 492 ft long. 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 Jordan Dam

Jordan Dam is a dam in Valley, Montana. The dam is owned by Doi BLM (federal). It impounds the Intermittent.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 492 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 18 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 76 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. Its condition is rated unsatisfactory, indicating serious safety deficiencies exist that require immediate attention or remedial action. The most recent inspection on record was 10/24/2017.

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Location

StateMontana
CountyValley
River/StreamIntermittent
Coordinates48.07175, -106.90727

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeGravity
NID Height16 ft
Dam Length492 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage76 acre-ft
Max Storage76 acre-ft
Normal Storage36 acre-ft
Surface Area18 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

OwnerDoi BLM
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentUnsatisfactory
Last Inspection10/24/2017
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT02963
Federal IDMT02963
More InfoState Dam Safety Program