John Arambel

John Arambel is an earth dam located in Sublette County, Wyoming. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About John Arambel

The primary purpose of John Arambel 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 Pretty Water, Llc (private). It impounds the Jonah Gulch near Local Road.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 770 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 97 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 728 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 34 square miles.

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. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 09/23/2021.

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Low HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateWyoming
CountySublette
Nearest CityLocal Road
River/StreamJonah Gulch
Coordinates42.29730, -109.55630

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length770 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage728 acre-ft
Max Storage728 acre-ft
Normal Storage342 acre-ft
Surface Area97 acres
Drainage Area34 sq mi
Max Discharge1,315 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerPRETTY WATER, LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection09/23/2021
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDWY02076
Federal IDWY02076
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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