25Total Dams
1High Hazard
1Significant
Dam Safety in Dunn County, North Dakota
Dunn County has 25 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 1 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Dunn County is 47 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Lake Ilo Dam at 51 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ilo Dam | High | Fair | 51 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Gustafson Dam; Alfred | Significant | Not assessed | 31 | Irrigation | 1962 |
| Oxy USA Retention Pond | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Other | |
| Rice Dam; Rick | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Irrigation | 2006 |
| Bice Pond; Wylie #2 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Water Supply | |
| Chalupnik Dam; Albert | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 |
| Stroh Fish Dam; Elizabeth | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Low | Not assessed | 24 | Other | ||
| Schwalbe Dam; Delry | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Bice Pond; Wylie | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Water Supply | |
| Schneider Dam; Reuben | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1966 |
| Synnes Dam; Marvin 2 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2012 |
| Dvirnak Dam; Lorin | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1947 |
| Schmidt Dam; John 1 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1940 |
| Kostelnak Dam; Robert 3 | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1993 |
| Fichter Dam; Connie | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| Dvorak Dam; David | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1987 |
| Faiman Dam; Charles 1 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1993 |
| Kulish Dam; Gerald | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1995 |
| Hendrickson Dam; Alan 1 | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Steffan Bros Dam 1 | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1993 |
| Hendrickson Dam; Alan 2 | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1998 |
| Low | Not assessed | 9 | Water Supply | ||
| Hutchinson Dam; John C 3 | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1993 |
| Jorgenson Pond; Hazel | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Water Supply |