Sand Dollars

Sand Dollars is an earth dam located in Cascade County, Montana, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Sand Dollars

The primary purpose of Sand Dollars 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 Orville G. & Mary L. Callender Liv Trust (private). It impounds the Shellrock Creek near Great Falls.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 45 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 51 acre-feet. Completed in 1960, 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
CountyCascade
Nearest CityGreat Falls
River/StreamShellrock Creek
Coordinates47.39060, -111.07850

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length45 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage51 acre-ft
Max Storage51 acre-ft
Normal Storage26 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerORVILLE G. & MARY L. CALLENDER LIV TRUST
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT03398
Federal IDMT03398
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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