A.w. Spiry

A.w. Spiry is an earth dam located in Walworth County, South Dakota, built in 1956. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About A.w. Spiry

The primary purpose of A.w. Spiry is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by A.w. Spiry (private). It impounds the Tr-missouri.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 380 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 70 acre-feet. Completed in 1956, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyWalworth
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-missouri
Coordinates45.53499, -100.35666

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length380 ft
Year Completed1956 (70 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Max Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage35 acre-ft
Max Discharge600 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerA.W. SPIRY
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD01090
Federal IDSD01090
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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