Hillside Pond

Hillside Pond is an earth dam located in Converse County, Wyoming, built in 2018. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Hillside Pond

Hillside Pond is a dam in Converse, Wyoming. The dam is owned by Spearhead Land Company (private). It impounds the Hillside Draw.

The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 670 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 97 acre-feet. Completed in 2018, 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. 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 04/25/2024.

At 40 feet, this dam is taller than 87% of dams nationwide.

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Low HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateWyoming
CountyConverse
River/StreamHillside Draw
Coordinates43.34348, -105.86013

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height40 ft
Dam Height40 ft
Dam Length670 ft
Year Completed2018 (8 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage97 acre-ft
Max Storage97 acre-ft
Normal Storage97 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerSPEARHEAD LAND COMPANY
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection04/25/2024
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDWY02600
Federal IDWY02600
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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