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Lower Yellowstone Diversion Dam


Statistics

General

  • Vicinity Map
  • Region (Map) ....................... Great Plains
  • State (Map) ............................... Montana
  • County ........................................ Dawson
  • Project ...................... Lower Yellowstone
  • Dam type .................................. Diversion
  • Location ....... 18 mi below Glendive, MT
  • Watercourse ........................ Yellowstone
  • Original Construction ....................... 1910
  • National ID Number ........................... NA
  • Hydrologic Unit Code ...................      

Dimensions

  • Crest Elevation .............................. 1981.0 ft
  • Structural Height .................................. 12 ft
  • Hydraulic Height .................................... 4 ft
  • Crest Length ....................................... 700 ft
  • Crest Width ....................................            ft
  • Base Width .....................................            ft
  • Volume ........................................... 23,000 cy

 


 

Hydraulics

  • Spillway capacity at El. .................           cfs
  • Diversion capacity ........................  1,100 cfs

 

Headworks

  • Concrete, 11 circular sluice gates, each 5 ft in diameter.


Narration

 


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