Dams in Park County, Montana

23Total Dams
3High Hazard
4Significant

Dam Safety in Park County, Montana

Park County has 23 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 3 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Park County is 70 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Cottonwood Dam (park) at 39 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Cottonwood Dam (park)HighPoor39Irrigation1953
Jordan DamHighPoor38Irrigation1961
Crazy Mountain RanchHighSatisfactory36Recreation1968
O'halloranSignificantNot assessed23Irrigation1960
Arthun DamSignificantNot assessed23Irrigation1956
KaiserSignificantNot assessed20Irrigation1964
Dailey LakeSignificantNot assessed10Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1945
WestlingLowNot assessed30Irrigation1954
Pepper #2LowNot assessed30Irrigation1954
Pepper #1LowNot assessed30Irrigation1953
Bonhomme DamLowNot assessed26Irrigation1954
Nollmeyer #1LowNot assessed25Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1975
1120 Ice Reservoir DamLowNot assessed251898
O'halloran #1LowNot assessed23Irrigation1958
PepperLowNot assessed20Irrigation1954
John Ragsdale DamLowNot assessed19Irrigation1980
Thelma #1LowNot assessed19Irrigation1962
Kelly (park)LowNot assessed15Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1955
Landers #1LowNot assessed15Irrigation1949
Merrell DamLowNot assessed15Recreation1966
Yastremski DamLowNot assessed10Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond1950
D'ewartLowNot assessed10Irrigation1951
Banana PeelLowNot assessed8Irrigation1952