Dams in Richland County, Montana
78Total Dams
1High Hazard
11Significant
Dam Safety in Richland County, Montana
Richland County has 78 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 11 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Richland County is 71 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Christensen (richland) at 38 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gartside | High | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | 1962 |
| Kuester | Significant | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Folkoord | Significant | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Olson (richland) | Significant | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Linde | Significant | 28 | Irrigation | 1949 | |
| Mcglynn Reservoir | Significant | 26 | Irrigation | 1939 | |
| Salsbury (richland) | Significant | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 | |
| Lars Borg | Significant | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 | |
| Steinreisser #10 | Significant | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Prevost #2 | Significant | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1943 | |
| Delaney | Significant | 16 | Irrigation | 1961 | |
| Burke | Significant | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| Christensen (richland) | Low | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 | |
| Vaux #1 | Low | 34 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Burgess Reservoir (richland) | Low | 32 | Irrigation | 1949 | |
| Gus | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1943 | |
| Vaira | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Golden | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1936 | |
| Candee | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1978 | |
| Lee Sa #2 | Low | 30 | Irrigation | 1962 | |
| Frog Dam | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 | |
| Sturgis | Low | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 | |
| Win #1 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1947 | |
| Davis (richland) | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 | |
| Born Free | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Voorhees | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 | |
| Harfo | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Gladowski | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Buxbaum #2 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Erickson | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| A M Prevost | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 | |
| Fatzinger #2 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| La Bonte | Low | 21 | Other | 1959 | |
| The Ox | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Corvette | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Juniors Place | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 | |
| Wishbone | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Buckley | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1936 | |
| Dunlap | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Arthur | Low | 20 | Irrigation | 1930 | |
| C Sowle Reservoir #2 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Flecher Reservoir | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 | |
| C Sowle Reservoir | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Tolksdorf #1 | Low | 20 | Recreation | 1953 | |
| R Schmitz #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| H S Dam | Low | 18 | Irrigation | 1885 | |
| C Steppler #1 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 | |
| Robert Johnson | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 | |
| Zinger #1 | Low | 16 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 | |
| Foss | Low | 16 | Irrigation | 1964 | |
| V E G Gunderson | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Jjjj Russ | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 | |
| Elroy | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Win #2 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1951 | |
| Leo | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Foss Farms Incorperated #3 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Vaux #2 | Low | 15 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Coon | Low | 15 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Tolksdorf #2 | Low | 15 | Recreation | 1957 | |
| Peer #1 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 | |
| Peterson (richland) | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Latka #5 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 | |
| Latka | Low | 14 | Irrigation | 1950 | |
| Tri-w-inc #2 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Bank Dam | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Hastetter #1 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Hastetter #2 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sportman Dam | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Clem | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1944 | |
| Trudell #1 | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| B Henderson | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 | |
| Lyle | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Allan | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Bahls | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| T Hackley #1 | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1944 | |
| Holly Sugar, Lower | Low | 10 | Irrigation | 1929 | |
| A Peterson | Low | 10 | Irrigation | 1951 | |
| Sidney Sewage Lagoon | Low | 9 | Other | 1960 |