Dams in Custer County, Montana
176Total Dams
0High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Custer County, Montana
Custer County has 176 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Custer County is 70 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Barta, A.j. #2 at 34 ft.
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Data note: Hazard potential describes the consequences if a dam failed; it does not predict the likelihood of failure. Inspection, condition, and emergency-plan fields can be incomplete or delayed. Check state dam-safety officials and local emergency managers for official guidance.
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venn #1 | Significant | 28 | Irrigation | 1936 | |
| Noble (custer) | Significant | 25 | Irrigation | 1936 | |
| Venn #8 | Significant | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Barta, A.j. #2 | Low | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Sundial | Low | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Robinson #4 | Low | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Balsam #1 | Low | 32 | Irrigation | 1967 | |
| Fox #5 | Low | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Jones (custer) | Low | 32 | Irrigation | 1936 | |
| L Krutzfeldt #5 | Low | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | |
| Love | Low | 31 | Irrigation | 1936 | |
| Bixler #5 | Low | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| Moore #2 | Low | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1943 | |
| Lockie #5 | Low | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Beardsley Retention Dam | Low | Poor | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2003 |
| Herzog #1 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Balsam #3 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 | |
| French #2 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1947 | |
| Leidholt Dam | Low | Not Rated | 30 | ||
| Griffin | Low | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| 20 Dam | Low | Poor | 29 | 2003 | |
| Haughan #2 | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 | |
| Beardsley #7 | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Robinson #1 | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| M Hardy #3 | Low | 28 | Irrigation | 1958 | |
| Robinson #3 | Low | 28 | Irrigation | 1956 | |
| Watts #1 | Low | 28 | Irrigation | 1912 | |
| Brewer #3 | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Glasscock #1 | Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Rodgers | Low | 27 | Irrigation | 1936 | |
| Porta | Low | 27 | Irrigation | 1954 | |
| Pine Hills | Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| W Krutzfeldt #2 | Low | 27 | Irrigation | 1968 | |
| Shipley's (custer) | Low | 27 | Irrigation | 1965 | |
| L Krutzfeldt #1 | Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 | |
| H M Scott #1 | Low | 27 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Fortune #5 | Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Christensen #8 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Robinson #2 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1942 | |
| Young #1 | Low | 26 | Irrigation | 1952 | |
| Gray #3 | Low | 26 | Irrigation | 1949 | |
| Fox #4 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| French #10 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| French #11 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| W Krutzfeldt #3 | Low | 26 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Harding 1 | Low | Not Available | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Kountz | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 | |
| French #1 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Fox | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Doran | Low | 25 | Irrigation | 1936 | |
| Reed #5 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Rafferty #3 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 | |
| Physic Creek | Low | 25 | Irrigation | 1952 | |
| Forest Creek (custer) | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 | |
| Fortune #2 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Allan #2 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Christensen #3 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Powell #1 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | |
| Fox #3 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Monarch #3 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Failing #3 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| W Krutzfeldt #4 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| E Hardy #4 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | |
| Rafferty #4 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| French #12 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Moore #7 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| L Krutzfeldt #2 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Stiles #1 | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Irrigation | 1930 |
| Hamlick Reservoir | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Witcher | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Hirsch #1 | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Scott #2 | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1944 | |
| Rogers #2 | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Glasscock #2 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Nefsy #4 (custer) | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Christensen #6 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Jones #4 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 | |
| T-diamond #1 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| L And L | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 | |
| French #9 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1947 | |
| Jones #1 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Gumbo #3 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Ogdahl #3 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Severson #2 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Robinson #8 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1944 | |
| Allen #5 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Herzog #3 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Lockie #10 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| W Krutzfeldt #1 | Low | 21 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Nefsy #2 (custer) | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | |
| Bixler #2 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Lockie #6 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 | |
| Heckmiller #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| French #8 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Tonn #4 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Robinson #9 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Rafferty #5 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Haughian #10 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1970 | |
| Haughian #12 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1970 | |
| Gray #2 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1939 | |
| Balsam #4 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Woodard #4 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Griffin #2 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Severson #3 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Bumgardner | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Herzog #2 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1973 | |
| Murray #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| E Hardy #2 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1961 | |
| Failing #4 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 | |
| Goodale #2 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Beardsley #6 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 | |
| Lockie #3 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Whitetail (custer) | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1952 | |
| Muri #4 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Moffitt #2 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| L Krutzfeldt #6 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 | |
| Cap Rock #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | |
| Leland #1 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1959 | |
| Peila #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 | |
| Ronning #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Chezum #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Barta, A.j. #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Fortune #3 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Buddle #1 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Balsam #6 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Larson #2 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 | |
| Robinson #7 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Todd #1 | Low | 19 | Irrigation | 1936 | |
| Lockie #2 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Fox #1 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Cattle Dam | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 | |
| H M Scott #2 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 | |
| Nefsy #1 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Coal Creek Dam #1 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| French #18 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Hall (custer) | Low | 18 | Irrigation | 1936 | |
| Gray #1 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1947 | |
| Haughian #15 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Lockie #1 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1942 | |
| Mather #2 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Failings #5 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 | |
| Haughian #5 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Venn #7 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| J Hardy #2 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | |
| W E Scott #1 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 | |
| Tonn #3 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Mitvalsky #1 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Haughian #16 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 | |
| Moffitt #1 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| French #5 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Powell #2 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1963 | |
| Gumbo #4 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| Lazy S #2 | Low | 17 | Irrigation | 1966 | |
| Cap Rock #4 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Venn #9 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | |
| Reed #4 | Low | 16 | Irrigation | 1952 | |
| Reichert #1 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1944 | |
| Grimes Dam | Low | 16 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Clark (custer) | Low | 16 | Irrigation | 1958 | |
| Lockie #7 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Hanson #1 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Lockie #4 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| B-6 #4 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Odegard #2 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Hogan #2 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Rafferty #2 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Tonn #2 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Brewer #2 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Diamond #1 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Larson #3 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Hook #2 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Colvin #2 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1946 | |
| Mc Lean #1 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Miles City Sewage Disposal Pond #1 | Low | 9 | Other | 1954 | |
| Miles City Sewage Disposal Pond #3 | Low | 9 | Other | 1954 | |
| Miles City Sewage Disposal Pond #2 | Low | 8 | Other | 1954 |