North Dam

North Dam is an earth dam located in Harding County, South Dakota, built in 1951. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About North Dam

The primary purpose of North 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 Mial Stensland (private). It impounds the Tr-grand River.

The dam stands 22 feet tall and stretches 480 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 123 acre-feet. Completed in 1951, 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
CountyHarding
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-grand River
Coordinates45.72333, -103.35499

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height22 ft
Dam Height22 ft
Dam Length480 ft
Year Completed1951 (75 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage123 acre-ft
Max Storage123 acre-ft
Normal Storage106 acre-ft
Max Discharge600 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMIAL STENSLAND
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD01449
Federal IDSD01449
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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