Walkerville

Walkerville is an earth dam located in McCone County, Montana, built in 1939. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Walkerville

The primary purpose of Walkerville 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 Haglin Ranch (private). It impounds the Skull Creek.

The dam stands 21 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 181 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 30 square miles. Completed in 1939, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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
CountyMcCone
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamSkull Creek
Coordinates47.29700, -106.08900

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height21 ft
Dam Height21 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1939 (87 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage181 acre-ft
Max Storage181 acre-ft
Normal Storage43 acre-ft
Drainage Area30 sq mi
Max Discharge1,000 cfs

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMT03105
Federal IDMT03105
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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