Dams in Carter County, Montana
111Total Dams
0High Hazard
7Significant
Dam Safety in Carter County, Montana
Carter County has 111 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 6 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Carter County is 72 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Helen B at 81 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ding Dong | Significant | Not Available | 30 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Sand Rock | Significant | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 | |
| Penny | Significant | 24 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Dye #1 | Significant | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1918 | |
| Phillippi #1 | Significant | 20 | Irrigation | 1952 | |
| Soda Creek | Significant | 15 | Irrigation | 1937 | |
| Fly Swatter #1 | Significant | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1920 | |
| Helen B | Low | 81 | Irrigation | 1966 | |
| Gardner #1 (east Dam) | Low | 46 | Irrigation | 1962 | |
| Helen B Dent Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 37 | ||
| Ernest Wallstein Dam | Low | Poor | 36 | ||
| Clem-reid #1 | Low | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Nuhn #3 | Low | 35 | Irrigation | 1965 | |
| La Ze #1 | Low | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sidney Dam | Low | Not Rated | 32 | ||
| Lost Calf Detention Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Earl Krietel #4 | Low | 30 | Irrigation | 1956 | |
| K And L Mc Dowell #3 | Low | 30 | Irrigation | 1969 | |
| K And L Mcdowell #7 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Lemon Hart | Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Gardner #2 (west Dam) | Low | 27 | Irrigation | 1964 | |
| Black Wolff #3 | Low | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 | |
| Price #1 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 | |
| Mcknight #2 | Low | 25 | Irrigation | 1953 | |
| Cockran Grazing #3 | Low | 25 | Irrigation | 1965 | |
| Mcknight #1 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1951 | |
| Gussie #2 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| German #9 | Low | 25 | Irrigation | 1959 | |
| Cockran Grazing #1 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Cockran Grazing #5 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| K And L Mcdowell #5 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Blackfoot Detention Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 |
| Gussie #3 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 | |
| Pintail Dam | Low | Not Rated | 22 | 2003 | |
| Apache Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| German #2 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1954 | |
| Jardee | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1966 | |
| Rosecraze | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1954 | |
| Sneezie | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 | |
| Ringling #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Mowbray #3 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Nies | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Ace Of Diamonds | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Wallenstein | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1945 | |
| Jello | Low | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1886 | |
| Gerald Craft #6 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 | |
| Grumpy | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| German #3 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Dye #2 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Edward Lanning #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Instant Tang | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| One D-4 Ranch | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1952 | |
| Two D-4 Ranch | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Johnston And Son Ranch #4 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Cockran Grazing #2 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Gerald Craft #3 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 | |
| Whitetail Detention Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Wyotana Ranch #4 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 | |
| Nuhn #2 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Major #1 | Low | 18 | Irrigation | 1954 | |
| Jerk #2 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Setinc #1 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Padden #2 | Low | 16 | Irrigation | 1971 | |
| Hanley | Low | 15 | Irrigation | 1936 | |
| Korneman | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| King Of Diamonds | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Burch | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 | |
| Zelzo | Low | 15 | Irrigation | 1920 | |
| Jack Of Diamonds | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Thompson Creek Dam(proposed) | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Wyotana Ranch #5 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 | |
| Cockran Grazing #4 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Cline #2 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1946 | |
| Bum Lamb | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Kool-aid | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Harkin | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1979 | |
| Rolph #1 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| Edward Lanning #2 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Pete | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 | |
| Ed Rath #1 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Oliver Detention Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2003 |
| Scoup Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Oliver, J. #1 | Low | 14 | Irrigation | 1934 | |
| The Pinta | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 | |
| Courtney Herefords #3 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Marys Lamb | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 | |
| Gerald Craft #2 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Tauck #3 | Low | 14 | Irrigation | 1955 | |
| Snow White | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 | |
| Long Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Pilster Diversion One Dam | Low | Fair | 14 | Irrigation | 1960 |
| Arbuckle #1 | Low | 12 | Irrigation | 1940 | |
| Homer #1 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1951 | |
| Aces Wild | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| R Owen #1 | Low | 12 | Irrigation | 1923 | |
| Arbuckle #2 | Low | 12 | Irrigation | 1909 | |
| Hubbard #1 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1920 | |
| Blackford #5 | Low | 12 | Irrigation | 1955 | |
| Black Wolff #2 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1979 | |
| Earl Krietel #3 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| L Cline #1 | Low | 12 | Irrigation | 1961 | |
| Little Boy Blue | Low | 12 | Irrigation | 1919 | |
| Gerald Craft #5 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1944 | |
| Rudy's Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1932 |
| Velvet | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Jack Of Hearts | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Jack Of Spades | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Larry Pilster #2 | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Gerald Craft #1 | Low | 9 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Cline #3 | Low | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1947 | |
| R Owen #2 | Low | 7 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1920 |