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 326350 of 2,541

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Cecil Vig

Meade County

321963LowNot Rated
Cecil Vig

Meade County

221963LowNot Rated
Cecil Vig No. 4

Meade County

231965LowNot Rated
Cedar 19

Jackson County

171937LowNot Rated
Cedar Creek Dam

Bennett County

271989LowNot Rated
Cedar Grove Colony Dam

Brule County

191937LowNot Rated
Center Lake Dam

Custer County

561935HighFair
C&F Ranch

Perkins County

131952LowNot Rated
Chambliss Number 1

Jones County

251958LowNot Rated
Chambliss Number 2

Jones County

211960LowNot Rated
Chambliss Number 3

Jones County

271951LowNot Rated
Chapelle

Hyde County

201937LowNot Rated
Chapman Dam

Perkins County

201965LowNot Rated
Charles Frazier

Stanley County

251954LowNot Rated
Charles Heller

Tripp County

261964LowNot Rated
Charles Hyde

Hughes County

101958LowNot Rated
Charles Weiss

Meade County

151950LowNot Rated
Charles Weiss

Meade County

171953LowNot Rated
Charles Weiss

Meade County

211951LowNot Rated
Charlie Waters Dam

Fall River County

161918LowNot Rated
Chester Dam

Campbell County

271938LowNot Rated
Chief Dam

Oglala Lakota County

261960LowNot Rated
Chisholm Number 1

Stanley County

271967LowNot Rated
Chmela Dam

Buffalo County

281952LowNot Rated
Chris Mehloff

Corson County

261950LowNot 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.