Dams in Hill County, Montana
105Total Dams
8High Hazard
7Significant
Dam Safety in Hill County, Montana
Hill County has 105 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 8 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Hill County is 79 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Fresno Dam at 111 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Dam | High | Not Available | 111 | Irrigation | 1939 |
| Beaver Creek Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 108 | Irrigation | 1974 |
| Bullhook Dam | High | Satisfactory | 87 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Bullhook Lower Diversion | High | Satisfactory | 77 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| East Fork | High | Satisfactory | 76 | Recreation | 2007 |
| Browns Dam | High | Not Rated | 73 | Irrigation | 2007 |
| Bearpaw Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 64 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Scott Coulee Dam | High | Satisfactory | 58 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 |
| Supenau Lake | Significant | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Cool Cotton | Significant | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Rain Dancer | Significant | 18 | Irrigation | 1916 | |
| Wolery Waters | Significant | 15 | Irrigation | 1945 | |
| Sands Lake North Dam | Significant | 11 | Irrigation | 1911 | |
| Peebles | Significant | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Sands Lake East Dike | Significant | 6 | Irrigation | 1911 | |
| Bailey-dees-frey | Low | 44 | Recreation | 1968 | |
| Prescott | Low | 38 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1901 | |
| George Welch | Low | 35 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Burgundy | Low | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| A C Lincoln | Low | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 | |
| Apogee | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Haylodge #1 | Low | 30 | Irrigation | 1939 | |
| Thibadeau Farm | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 | |
| Orville #1 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 | |
| Daniel #3 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 | |
| Edward Enterprises | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 | |
| Sweet Adeline | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Cool Black Rock | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1919 | |
| Mr Mito Bars | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Gritty Milk | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Miller Bros | Low | 30 | Recreation | 1970 | |
| Samantha | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Schmidt | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1951 | |
| Velk Dam | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Singer Sayer | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1936 | |
| Michigan | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Mclean Dam (hill) | Low | 25 | Irrigation | 1899 | |
| Zanzi Pal | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 | |
| Nine Gallons Of Milk | Low | 25 | Recreation | 1958 | |
| Mistress Leader | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Stevenson, T. | Low | 24 | Recreation | 1966 | |
| Bye Gone | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Capricorn | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| California Coulee | Low | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1955 | |
| Kiemle | Low | 22 | Irrigation | 1938 | |
| Ninemile Dam Lake #1 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Creedman Coulee Dam | Low | Fair | 22 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1938 |
| Keeling | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1947 | |
| Pasma, J. | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| Mission Mountain | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Libra | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1920 | |
| Daniel #2 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Lenhart #5 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| New Calve | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1970 | |
| Black Cat | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1944 | |
| U N Reservoir | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Goodian, Howard | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1947 | |
| Daniel #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Ostrich Egg | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Couch Coulee #2 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Mcslay,john Estate | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1947 | |
| Big Jugs | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Kuntson #2 | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1900 | |
| Narcissus | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Gildford Colony #1000 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Tow, Wilfred | Low | Not Available | 20 | Irrigation | 1952 |
| Big Gravel Dam 1 | Low | Not Available | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |
| Lohman | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1905 | |
| Sassy Top Deck | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Ice Skating Rink | Low | 18 | Irrigation | 1940 | |
| Lake Thibadeau Diversion Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1938 |
| Lake Thibadeau Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1938 |
| Mckinnsey Reservoir | Low | 16 | Irrigation | 1914 | |
| Couch Coulee #1 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1918 | |
| Box Office | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Bobs Mud Lake | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 | |
| Dees Brothers | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Hilldale Colony | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Perigee | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Kuntson #1 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Pollington Coulee | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Hingham Sandy Sage | Low | 15 | Irrigation | 1920 | |
| Haylodge #2 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Kat Ruler | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Couch Coulee #3 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1941 | |
| Mr Wipple | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | |
| Big Sage Hen | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 | |
| Magnum East | Low | 15 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Magnum South | Low | 15 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Schotish | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Sigurd | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Venus | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1819 | |
| Burkhartsmeyer Too | Low | 13 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Mars | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Hanson Coulee | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 | |
| Stanley Steamer | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Mercury (hill) | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1941 | |
| Hybner | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Jupiter | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1819 | |
| Willie Nelson | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Capudj | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Fuago | Low | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Epiphany | Low | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Mustapha | Low | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Rusty Bandalero | Low | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 |