Friedt Dam; Wm & Luella

Friedt Dam; Wm & Luella is an earth dam located in Hettinger County, North Dakota, built in 2002. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Friedt Dam; Wm & Luella

The primary purpose of Friedt Dam; Wm & Luella 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 Gary Friedt (private). It impounds the Buffalo Creek near N.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 415 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 107 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 10 square miles. Completed in 2002, 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 06/25/2002. That was over 23 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyHettinger
Nearest CityN
River/StreamBuffalo Creek
Coordinates46.61540, -102.23669

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length415 ft
Year Completed2002 (24 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage107 acre-ft
Max Storage107 acre-ft
Normal Storage32 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area10 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerGary Friedt
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection06/25/2002
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDND00935
Federal IDND00935
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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