Alphanumeric 14 Term indicating owner type. Federal, State, Local Gov't, Public Utility, Private. Alphanumeric 30 Name of the primary state agency with regulatory or approval authority over the dam. Alphanumeric 3 Term indicating whether the dam is a non-federal dam located on federal property. Alphanumeric 30 Dam location in terms of Section, Township, and Range.
Meridian location is included if it is needed to locate the dam.
Codes are concatenated if the dam has multiple purposes. Order indicates relative decreasing importance of the purpose. Alphanumeric 6 Code indicating the type of dam. Codes are concatenated if the dam is a combination of several types. It is defined as the vertical distance between the lowest point on the crest of the dam and the lowest point in the original streambed.