Mccook Country Club Dam

Mccook Country Club Dam is an earth dam located in McCook County, South Dakota, built in 1988. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Mccook Country Club Dam

The primary purpose of Mccook Country Club Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Mccook County Club (private). It impounds the Tr-west Fork Vermillion.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 150 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1988, the structure is 38 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
CountyMcCook
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-west Fork Vermillion
Coordinates43.72171, -97.40158

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length150 ft
Year Completed1988 (38 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Normal Storage52 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Max Discharge754 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerMCCOOK COUNTY CLUB
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD02210
Federal IDSD02210
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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