44Total Dams
1High Hazard
2Significant
Dam Safety in Morton County, North Dakota
Morton County has 44 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 2 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Morton County is 54 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Square Butte Creek Dam 6 at 81 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetbriar Creek Dam | High | Fair | 65 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Square Butte Creek Dam 6 | Significant | Not assessed | 81 | Recreation | 2007 |
| Crown Butte Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 48 | Recreation | 1963 |
| Fish Creek Dam | Low | Not assessed | 65 | Recreation | 1971 |
| Nygren Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Porsborg Dam; Kenneth | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Other | 1965 |
| Syvrud Dam; M G | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Braun Dam; Cc | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Boehm Dam; Leo | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Dawson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Muggli Dam; Victor 5 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Nd No Name 061 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 |
| Doll Dam; Lance | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2012 |
| Opp Dam; Marvin | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2005 |
| Meyer Dam; Walter a | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Other | |
| Fitterer Dam; Cory | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2010 |
| Danzig Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1939 |
| Morton Co. Hwy Dept. 1 | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Other | 1978 |
| Diede Dam; Will | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Hagerott Dam; George 3 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1970 |
| Gerving Dam; Glenn 2 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2005 |
| Hille Dam; Doug | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1996 |
| Glen Ullin Railroad Dam 1 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1909 |
| Schmidt-holle Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 |
| Gerving Dam; Val 2 | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Gerving Dam; Glenn 3 | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2005 |
| Hoger Dam; Wayne 2 | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 |
| Thiel Dam; Donavon & D. | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1997 |
| Glen Ullin Railroad Dam 2 | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1943 |
| Nd No Name 038 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Lake Patricia Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Nd No Name 037 | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 |
| Flasher Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1910 |
| Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | ||
| Grube Dam; Greg & Gladys | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1934 |
| Nagel Dam; Fred E. | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1991 |
| Hoffman Dam; Ray 1 | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2010 |
| Low | Not assessed | 8 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | ||
| Holle Dam; Edwin | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1991 |
| Hushka Dam; Niles | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2015 |
| Amoco Dam 1 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Other | 1973 |
| Amoco Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1973 |
| Amoco Dam 9 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 1978 |
| Amoco Dam 7 | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Other | 1976 |