Teckla-9-298-4

Teckla-9-298-4 is an earth dam located in Campbell County, Wyoming, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Teckla-9-298-4

The primary purpose of Teckla-9-298-4 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 Usda Fs (federal). It impounds the Black Thunder Ck, School Ck near Edgemont.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 350 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 60 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1955, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 05/24/2011. That was over 14 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateWyoming
CountyCampbell
Nearest CityEdgemont
River/StreamBlack Thunder Ck, School Ck
Coordinates43.58600, -105.17200

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length350 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage60 acre-ft
Max Storage60 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerUSDA FS
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection05/24/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDWY01317
Federal IDWY01317
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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