Saskview Dam

Saskview Dam is a gravity dam located in Valley County, Montana, built in 2003. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection08/18/2016
Height23 ft
Built200323 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 23 ft
23 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

23 ft tall and 692 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic concrete gravity section and the water level is illustrative.

About Saskview Dam

Saskview Dam is a dam in Valley, Montana. The dam is owned by Doi BLM (federal).

The dam stands 23 feet tall and stretches 692 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 73 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 569 acre-feet. Completed in 2003, the structure is relatively new.

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 08/18/2016. That was over 10 years ago.

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Location

StateMontana
CountyValley
Coordinates48.98657, -106.76470

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeGravity
NID Height23 ft
Dam Length692 ft
Year Completed2003 (23 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage569 acre-ft
Max Storage569 acre-ft
Surface Area73 acres

Ownership & Safety

OwnerDoi BLM
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection08/18/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMT03897
Federal IDMT03897
More InfoState Dam Safety Program