Blazing Tree Ranch Pond 5 North Dam

Blazing Tree Ranch Pond 5 North Dam is an earth dam located in San Juan County, Washington, built in 1965. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height25 ft
Built196561 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 280 ft long, taller than 50% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. 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 Blazing Tree Ranch Pond 5 North Dam

The primary purpose of Blazing Tree Ranch Pond 5 North Dam is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Nancygraham (private). It impounds the Tr-garrison Bay.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 280 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1965, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 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

StateWashington
CountySan Juan
River/StreamTr-garrison Bay
Coordinates48.57098, -123.14248

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Length280 ft
Year Completed1965 (61 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage100 acre-ft
Max Storage100 acre-ft
Normal Storage75 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerNancygraham
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDWA00546
Federal IDWA00546
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