Hille Dam; Doug

Hille Dam; Doug is an earth dam located in Morton County, North Dakota, built in 1996. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height16 ft
Built199630 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 16 ft
16 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

16 ft tall and 330 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 Hille Dam; Doug

The primary purpose of Hille Dam; Doug 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 Doug Hille (private). It impounds the Little Heart River-tr near N.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 330 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 74 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1996, the structure is 30 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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Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyMorton
Nearest CityN
River/StreamLittle Heart River-tr
Coordinates46.68698, -101.14457

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length330 ft
Year Completed1996 (30 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage74 acre-ft
Max Storage74 acre-ft
Normal Storage32 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerDoug Hille
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDND00783
Federal IDND00783
More InfoState Dam Safety Program