Coffee Cake Dam

Coffee Cake Dam is an earth dam located in Judith Basin County, Montana, built in 1930. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height14 ft
Built193096 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 14 ft
14 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

14 ft tall and 50 ft long. 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 Coffee Cake Dam

The primary purpose of Coffee Cake Dam 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 George R. Todd (private). It impounds the Tr-dry Wolf Creek.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 50 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 126 acre-feet. Completed in 1930, 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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Location

StateMontana
CountyJudith Basin
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-dry Wolf Creek
Coordinates47.20904, -109.96313

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length50 ft
Year Completed1930 (96 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage126 acre-ft
Max Storage126 acre-ft
Normal Storage46 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerGeorge R. Todd
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT03452
Federal IDMT03452
More InfoState Dam Safety Program