George Hulm

George Hulm is an earth dam located in Perkins County, South Dakota, built in 1955. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About George Hulm

The primary purpose of George Hulm 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 George Hulm (private). It impounds the Tr South Grand River.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 840 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 109 acre-feet. Completed in 1955, 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
CountyPerkins
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr South Grand River
Coordinates45.57861, -102.28337

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length840 ft
Year Completed1955 (71 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage109 acre-ft
Max Storage109 acre-ft
Normal Storage84 acre-ft
Max Discharge400 cfs

Ownership & Safety

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

Identifiers

NID IDSD02115
Federal IDSD02115
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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