Bye-bye

Bye-bye is an earth dam located in Judith Basin County, Montana, built in 1953. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Bye-bye

The primary purpose of Bye-bye 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 Fa Biehl & Margaret Mclendon (private). It impounds the Tr-ross Fork Creek near Straw.

The dam stands 24 feet tall and stretches 300 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 60 acre-feet. Completed in 1953, 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
CountyJudith Basin
Nearest CityStraw
River/StreamTr-ross Fork Creek
Coordinates46.86236, -109.85019

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height24 ft
Dam Height24 ft
Dam Length300 ft
Year Completed1953 (73 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage60 acre-ft
Max Storage60 acre-ft
Normal Storage27 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerFA BIEHL & MARGARET MCLENDON
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT03454
Federal IDMT03454
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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