Dams in Big Horn County, Montana
72Total Dams
4High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Big Horn County, Montana
Big Horn County has 72 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 4 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Big Horn County is 69 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Yellowtail Dam at 525 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowtail Dam | High | Not Available | 525 | 1966 | |
| Willow Creek | High | Fair | 136 | Irrigation | 1941 |
| Tongue River Dam | High | Satisfactory | 93 | Irrigation | 1939 |
| Carbone Flood Control Dam | High | Satisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2002 |
| No. Decker Flood Control Reservoir No. 2 | Significant | Fair | 52 | Water Supply | |
| Lower Indian Creek Reservoir | Significant | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| J R Scott #1 | Significant | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Pond R1 | Low | 40 | Other | 1989 | |
| #5 Dam | Low | 36 | Other | 1980 | |
| Bar V #1 | Low | 30 | Irrigation | 1955 | |
| Steinhilber Reservoir | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 | |
| Eagle Land #1 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Dry Coulee Dam | Low | 30 | Other | 1974 | |
| Sediment Control Dam | Low | Not Available | 30 | Other | |
| D G Orchowski #1 | Low | 30 | Irrigation | 1963 | |
| D G Orchowski #2 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Crow #46 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Jeffers #1 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Mcferran #1 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1928 | |
| Mcferran #3 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1928 | |
| Dietz Storage #8 | Low | 25 | Other | 2007 | |
| Bar V Ranch | Low | Not Rated | 25 | 1960 | |
| Crow #3 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Raglands #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 | |
| B&a Hammond #1 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1967 | |
| Kjeldgaard #2 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 | |
| Crow #68 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| H C Brown #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| B-downs #8 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | |
| Pryor Land #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| D S Scott #3 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Liming Reservoir | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| R Downs #6 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Gc Lande #1 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Parkers Pond Dam | Low | Not Available | 18 | 1960 | |
| Ottun #3 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Crow #47 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Halfway | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Crow #12 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Coibson #1 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| J R Scott #8 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Mcferran #2 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1928 | |
| R Downs #4 | Low | 17 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Erb #1 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Campbell #1 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Ottun #6 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Peterson #1 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Kjeldgaard #1 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| B&a Hammond #2 | Low | 15 | Irrigation | 1968 | |
| Crow #69 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Ottun #5 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 | |
| R Downs #7 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Ottun #9 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Forgotton | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| B B Naylor | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1933 | |
| J R Scott #12 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| J R Scott #9 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| D S Scott #2 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 | |
| Crow #32 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| R Downs #5 | Low | 13 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Vale Creek #1 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | |
| Christensen L&c #2 | Low | 13 | Other | 1958 | |
| Ds Scott #1 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Atkins #2 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Ottun #8 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| J R Scott #5 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Christensen L&c #1 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Crow #19 | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1934 | |
| R E Peterson #1 | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Hardin Sewage Lagoon | Low | 9 | Other | 1962 | |
| R Downs #10 | Low | 8 | Water Supply | 1950 | |
| Rowley Cb&o #1 | Low | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |