Fitterer Dam; Cory

Fitterer Dam; Cory is an earth dam located in Morton County, North Dakota, built in 2010. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height19 ft
Built201016 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 19 ft
19 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

19 ft tall and 295 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 Fitterer Dam; Cory

The primary purpose of Fitterer Dam; Cory 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 Cory Fitterer (private). It impounds the Heart River-tr near N.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 295 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 92 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 2010, 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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Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyMorton
Nearest CityN
River/StreamHeart River-tr
Coordinates46.65440, -101.65822

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length295 ft
Year Completed2010 (16 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage92 acre-ft
Max Storage92 acre-ft
Normal Storage34 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDND01077
Federal IDND01077
More InfoState Dam Safety Program