South Dakota Dams

2,541 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

2,541

High Hazard

86

3.4%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

34

Average Age

68 yrs

Hazard Classification

High86 (3.4%)
Significant149 (5.9%)
Low2,306 (90.8%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory9 (0.4%)
Fair41 (1.6%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory34 (1.3%)
Not Rated2,457 (96.7%)

Federal

158

State

171

Local

84

Private

2,125

Poor Condition Dams

All Dams in South Dakota

Showing 626650 of 2,541

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Schillingstad-Scholzen

Walworth County

451965LowNot Rated
Schaur Dam

Brule County

201947LowNot Rated
Schaur Dam

Harding County

201949LowNot Rated
Scharman Dam

Bennett County

141950LowNot Rated
S. Baxter No. 1

Meade County

211962LowNot Rated
Saville Number 1

Jones County

251953LowNot Rated
Saucerman Dam

Haakon County

401974LowNot Rated
Sargent Irrigation Dam

Tripp County

671972LowNot Rated
Sargent Dam

Ziebach County

201937LowNot Rated
Sandy Number 2

Jones County

261956LowNot Rated
Sandy Number 1

Jones County

271969LowNot Rated
Sandoz Dam

Fall River County

211937LowNot Rated
Sanderson Number 3

Jones County

211952LowNot Rated
Sanderson Number 2

Jones County

251955LowNot Rated
Sanderson Number 1

Jones County

251951LowNot Rated
Sanders Dam

Meade County

291937LowNot Rated
Samuelson Dam #2

Meade County

271999LowNot Rated
Samuelson Dam

Meade County

281962LowNot Rated
Samuelson Bros. No.4

Meade County

151960LowNot Rated
Samuelson Bros. No.2

Meade County

211954LowNot Rated
Samuelson Bros. No.1

Meade County

201958LowNot Rated
Samuel Berger Memorial Dam

Marshall County

71994LowNot Rated
Sammons No.2

Ziebach County

271958LowNot Rated
Sammons

Ziebach County

211967LowNot Rated
Salt Lake Dam

Harding County

111954SignificantNot Rated
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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.