Agnes Township Dam – Agnes Township / Orr ND

Description

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) constructed a dam in Agnes Township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, just north of Orr. A geographic feature resembling the exact description below can be observed in satellite imagery today, although the impounded reservoir appears to be nearly dry and is most likely not in use.

“The Agnes township dam is located near the city of Orr and will be used as the center of a recreational park, for which the city has purchased 40 acres of land. It drains 1.5 square miles, contains 2.5 acres in the reservoir, which is 1,100 feet long and stores 10.6 acre feet. The dam is 300 feet long, 14 feet high, and creates 8.5 feet of water at the site. It is 75 per cent completed.”