Cottonwood Creek Sediment Control

Cottonwood Creek Sediment Control is an earth dam located in LaMoure County, North Dakota, built in 2005. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Cottonwood Creek Sediment Control

Cottonwood Creek Sediment Control is a dam in LaMoure, North Dakota. The dam is owned by Nd Game & Fish (state). It impounds the Cottonwood Creek near N.

The dam stands 12 feet tall and stretches 906 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 9 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 207 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 246 square miles. Completed in 2005, 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.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyLaMoure
Nearest CityN
River/StreamCottonwood Creek
Coordinates46.31360, -98.28797

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height12 ft
Dam Height12 ft
Dam Length906 ft
Year Completed2005 (21 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage207 acre-ft
Max Storage207 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Surface Area9 acres
Drainage Area246 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerND Game & Fish
Owner TypeState
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDND01024
Federal IDND01024
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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