| Fresno Dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Location | Montana |
| Coordinates | [1] |
| Construction began | 1937 |
| Opening date | 1939 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill |
| Height | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Length | 2,070 ft (630 m) |
| Crest width | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Base width | 726 ft (221 m) |
| Volume | 2,105,000 cu yd (1,609,000 m3) |
| Crest elevation | 2,596 ft (791 m) |
| Impounds | Milk River |
| Type of spillway | Uncontrolled over-the-crest |
| Spillway capacity | 51,360 cu ft/s (1,454 m3/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Fresno Reservoir |
| Capacity | 129,062 acre·ft (159,196,000 m3) |
| Surface area | 7,388 acres (2,990 ha) |
Fresno Dam is a dam on the Milk River, a tributary of the Missouri River, upstream of Havre, Montana. The dam is part of the Milk River Project, owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It serves mainly to provide irrigation water and some of its capacity is also reserved for flood control. The dam was built between 1937 and 1939, and raised and overhauled in 1943 and 1951.[2]