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 assessed | 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 | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| J R Scott #1 | Significant | Not assessed | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Pond R1 | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Other | 1989 |
| #5 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Other | 1980 |
| Bar V #1 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Steinhilber Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 |
| Eagle Land #1 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 |
| Dry Coulee Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1974 |
| Sediment Control Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | |
| D G Orchowski #1 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| D G Orchowski #2 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Crow #46 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Jeffers #1 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Mcferran #1 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1928 |
| Mcferran #3 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1928 |
| Dietz Storage #8 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 2007 |
| Bar V Ranch | Low | Not assessed | 25 | 1960 | |
| Crow #3 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Raglands #1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 |
| B&a Hammond #1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Kjeldgaard #2 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| Crow #68 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| H C Brown #1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| B-downs #8 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 |
| Pryor Land #1 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| D S Scott #3 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Liming Reservoir | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| R Downs #6 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Gc Lande #1 | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Parkers Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | 1960 | |
| Ottun #3 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Crow #47 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Halfway | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 |
| Crow #12 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Coibson #1 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| J R Scott #8 | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Mcferran #2 | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1928 |
| R Downs #4 | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Erb #1 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Campbell #1 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Ottun #6 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Peterson #1 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Kjeldgaard #1 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| B&a Hammond #2 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | 1968 |
| Crow #69 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Ottun #5 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 |
| R Downs #7 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Ottun #9 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Forgotton | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| B B Naylor | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1933 |
| J R Scott #12 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| J R Scott #9 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 |
| D S Scott #2 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 |
| Crow #32 | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| R Downs #5 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Vale Creek #1 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Christensen L&c #2 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Other | 1958 |
| Ds Scott #1 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 |
| Atkins #2 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Ottun #8 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| J R Scott #5 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Christensen L&c #1 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Crow #19 | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1934 |
| R E Peterson #1 | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Hardin Sewage Lagoon | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Other | 1962 |
| R Downs #10 | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Water Supply | 1950 |
| Rowley Cb&o #1 | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |