School Section No. 5 is an earth dam located in Haakon County, South Dakota, built in 1975. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 40 ft40 ft tall and 500 ft long, taller than 86% 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 School Section No. 5
The primary purpose of School Section No. 5 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 Mindy Kirkpatrick (private). It impounds the W Fork Hermaphrodite Creek-tr.
The dam stands 40 feet tall and stretches 500 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 420 acre-feet. Completed in 1975, 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 40 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.
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Location
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Haakon |
| Nearest City | None |
| River/Stream | W Fork Hermaphrodite Creek-tr |
| Coordinates | 44.60573, -101.27765 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 40 ft |
| Dam Height | 40 ft |
| Dam Length | 500 ft |
| Year Completed | 1975 (51 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 420 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 420 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 300 acre-ft |
| Max Discharge | 8,923 cfs |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond |
| Owner | Mindy Kirkpatrick |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | SD02182 |
| Federal ID | SD02182 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |