Phillips Dam

Phillips Dam is an earth dam located in Meade County, South Dakota, built in 2000. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Phillips Dam

The primary purpose of Phillips Dam 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 William Scott Phillips (private). It impounds the Tr-belle Fourche River.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 54 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 2000, the structure is 26 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
CountyMeade
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-belle Fourche River
Coordinates44.35999, -102.81329

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length200 ft
Year Completed2000 (26 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage54 acre-ft
Max Storage54 acre-ft
Normal Storage25 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi
Max Discharge1,350 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerWILLIAM SCOTT PHILLIPS
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD02476
Federal IDSD02476
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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