Mott City Dam

Mott City Dam is an other dam located in Hettinger County, North Dakota, built in 1910. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mott City Dam

The primary purpose of Mott City Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by City Of Mott (local government). It impounds the Cannonball River near Mott.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 124 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 86 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 347 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 720 square miles. Completed in 1910, the structure is over a century 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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/13/2005. That was over 20 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyHettinger
Nearest CityMott
River/StreamCannonball River
Coordinates46.36933, -102.32064

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeOther
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length124 ft
Year Completed1910 (116 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage347 acre-ft
Max Storage347 acre-ft
Normal Storage347 acre-ft
Surface Area86 acres
Drainage Area720 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerCity of Mott
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/13/2005
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDND00527
Federal IDND00527
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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