Fiesty

Fiesty is an earth dam located in Roosevelt County, Montana, built in 1954. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Fiesty

The primary purpose of Fiesty 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 Romo Brothers (private). It impounds the Tr-shotgun Creek near Nohley.

The dam stands 17 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 120 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1954, 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
CountyRoosevelt
Nearest CityNohley
River/StreamTr-shotgun Creek
Coordinates48.15270, -104.20890

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height17 ft
Dam Height17 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1954 (72 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage120 acre-ft
Max Storage120 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge150 cfs

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDMT03112
Federal IDMT03112
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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