Bland Dam; Wiley 1

Bland Dam; Wiley 1 is an earth dam located in Adams County, North Dakota, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height15 ft
Built199927 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 15 ft
15 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

15 ft tall and 505 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 Bland Dam; Wiley 1

The primary purpose of Bland Dam; Wiley 1 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 Wiley Bland (private). It impounds the Cedar Creek-tr near N.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 505 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 15 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 127 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 6 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 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
CountyAdams
Nearest CityN
River/StreamCedar Creek-tr
Coordinates46.13506, -102.35467

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length505 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage127 acre-ft
Max Storage127 acre-ft
Normal Storage54 acre-ft
Surface Area15 acres
Drainage Area6 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDND00860
Federal IDND00860
More InfoState Dam Safety Program