Wild Flower

Wild Flower is an earth dam located in Musselshell County, Montana, built in 1966. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height30 ft
Built196660 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 300 ft long, taller than 68% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Wild Flower

The primary purpose of Wild Flower 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 Robert H Jorgenson (private). It impounds the Tr-north Fork Crooked Creek near Huntley.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 24 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1966, 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
CountyMusselshell
Nearest CityHuntley
River/StreamTr-north Fork Crooked Creek
Coordinates46.16819, -108.60320

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1966 (60 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage24 acre-ft
Max Storage24 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge150 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerRobert H Jorgenson
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT03089
Federal IDMT03089
More InfoState Dam Safety Program