Plum Creek Grazing Assn

Plum Creek Grazing Assn is an earth dam located in Stanley County, South Dakota, built in 1959. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height42 ft
Built195967 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 42 ft
42 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

42 ft tall and 500 ft long, taller than 88% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Plum Creek Grazing Assn

The primary purpose of Plum Creek Grazing Assn 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 Plum Creek Grazing Association (private). It impounds the Trib. Plum Creek.

The dam stands 42 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 71 acre-feet. Completed in 1959, 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.

At 42 feet, this dam is taller than 88% of dams nationwide.

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Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyStanley
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTrib. Plum Creek
Coordinates44.28833, -100.78832

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height42 ft
Dam Height42 ft
Dam Length500 ft
Year Completed1959 (67 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage71 acre-ft
Max Storage71 acre-ft
Normal Storage48 acre-ft
Max Discharge500 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerPlum Creek Grazing Association
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD01565
Federal IDSD01565
More InfoState Dam Safety Program