Recreation Dams in Montana

Montana has 61 recreation dams, of which 16 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	East Fork Dam	Fergus	93	High	Satisfactory	1974
2	Pike Creek Dam	Fergus	81	High	Satisfactory	1977
3	Box Elder Creek Dam	Sheridan	80	High	Satisfactory	1963
4	East Fork	Hill	76	High	Satisfactory	2007
5	Black Lake	Missoula	75	High	Unsatisfactory	1967
6	Hanson Creek Dam	Fergus	72	High	Satisfactory	1974
7	Bearpaw Lake Dam	Hill	64	High	Satisfactory	1958
8	Tabor South	Lake	60	High	Poor	1930
9	Big Sky Dam	Madison	52	High	Satisfactory	1973
10	Green Hollow Creek Dam	Madison	45	High	Satisfactory	1990
11	Westermark	Toole	45	Low		1964
12	Bailey-dees-frey	Hill	44	Low		1968
13	Reser Dam	Blaine	37	Low	Unsatisfactory	1980
14	Twin (turtle) Dike	Lake	36	Undetermined	Poor	1932
15	Crazy Mountain Ranch	Park	36	High	Satisfactory	1968
16	Little Sleeping Child Creek Dam	Ravalli	35	High	Satisfactory	1927
17	Woodhouse-lattin	Teton	34	Low		1963
18	Gartside	Richland	31	High	Satisfactory	1962
19	Dick Golie Wildlife Dam	Cascade	30	Low		1965
20	Miller Bros	Hill	30	Low		1970
21	Sportsman	Fallon	28	Significant		1955
22	Miller	Sheridan	27	Low		1974
23	Kimmett - Kleinert	Toole	27	Low		1975
24	Greenwood #2	Valley	27	Low		1970
25	Romain F. Pond	Chouteau	25	Low		1952
26	Killenbeck Reservoir	Daniels	25	Low		1950
27	Chabot Reservoir	Daniels	25	Low		1964
28	Cafe Mocha	Fergus	25	Low		1950
29	Nine Gallons Of Milk	Hill	25	Low		1958
30	Underdal #2	Toole	25	Low		1938
31	Hollecker	Dawson	24	Low		1964
32	Stevenson, T.	Hill	24	Low		1966
33	Lower Baker Dam	Fallon	23	High	Satisfactory	1908
34	Danelson Reservoir	Daniels	22	Low		1968
35	Taylor Fish (fergus)	Fergus	22	Low		1951
36	Lion Lake Dam	Flathead	22	High	Not Rated	1948
37	Just Barely	Pondera	22	Low		1964
38	Porta Reservoir No. 2	Roosevelt	22	Significant		1963
39	Lakeside	Yellowstone	22	High	Satisfactory
40	Johnson Reservoir	Dawson	21	Low		1937
41	Vielleux, Joe	Chouteau	20	Low		1961
42	Snortland Dam	Pondera	20	Low		1940
43	Tolksdorf #1	Richland	20	Low		1953
44	Stentoft	Roosevelt	20	Low		1969
45	Donald	Sweet Grass	20	Significant		1963
46	Manual Oakley Group Dam	Teton	20	Significant		1963
47	Underdal #1	Toole	19	Low		1963
48	John Job	Wibaux	18	Low		1964
49	Missouri Wolf	Judith Basin	16	Low		1950
50	Double N Ranch	Lincoln	16	Significant		1965
51	Vredenburg Dam	Lincoln	15	Low		1970
52	Merrell Dam	Park	15	Low		1966
53	Drabbels	Phillips	15	Low		1960
54	Tolksdorf #2	Richland	15	Low		1957
55	Crusch Pond	Roosevelt	15	Low		1966
56	Lazy Jackson	Beaverhead	10	Low		1950
57	Reservoir Lake	Beaverhead	9	Low	Not Rated	1920
58	Miller Dam	Lincoln	9	Significant		1980
59	Krott, L.	Blaine	8	Low		1960
60	Big Sky Lake Dam (missoula)	Missoula	7	Significant
61	Upper Branham	Madison	6	Significant	Not Rated	1980

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