Cloudy Dam

Cloudy Dam is a gravity dam located in Blaine 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
Height17 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 17 ft
17 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

17 ft tall and 350 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 Cloudy Dam

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

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 51 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 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
CountyBlaine
River/StreamUnnamed Drainage
Coordinates48.95448, -109.17498

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeGravity
NID Height17 ft
Dam Length350 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage51 acre-ft
Max Storage51 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMT02997
Federal IDMT02997
More InfoState Dam Safety Program