Dams in Pembina County, North Dakota

18Total Dams
2High Hazard
4Significant

Dam Safety in Pembina County, North Dakota

Pembina County has 18 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Pembina County is 63 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Olson Dam at 74 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Olson DamHighPoor74Flood Risk Reduction1957
Renwick DamHighSatisfactory49Flood Risk Reduction1962
Herzog DamSignificantNot Rated46Flood Risk Reduction1957
Weiler DamSignificantNot Rated39Flood Risk Reduction1957
Goschke DamSignificantNot Rated33Flood Risk Reduction1958
Willow Cr-park R Detdam#1SignificantNot Rated28Flood Risk Reduction1968
Morrison DamLowNot Rated28Flood Risk Reduction1956
Drayton DamLowNot Rated25Water Supply1964
Pembina City DamLowNot Rated21Water Supply1938
Crystal Water Supply DamLowNot Rated19Water Supply1966
LowNot Rated11Irrigation
LowNot Rated10Other
LowNot Rated10Irrigation
LowNot Rated10Irrigation
LowNot Rated8Other
NdnrtLowNot Rated8Other2004
LowNot Rated7Irrigation
UndeterminedNot Rated9Other