Brave Warrior Dam

Brave Warrior Dam is a gravity dam located in Blaine County, Montana. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Brave Warrior Dam

The primary purpose of Brave Warrior Dam is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Doi Blm (federal). It impounds the Unnamed Drainage.

The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 445 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 21 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 60 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 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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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMontana
CountyBlaine
River/StreamUnnamed Drainage
Coordinates48.89955, -109.33444

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeGravity
NID Height8 ft
Dam Length445 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage60 acre-ft
Max Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area21 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerDOI BLM
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection09/05/2018
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT03413
Federal IDMT03413
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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