New Underwood Land Partners Dam

New Underwood Land Partners Dam is an earth dam located in Pennington County, South Dakota, built in 1986. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About New Underwood Land Partners Dam

The primary purpose of New Underwood Land Partners Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by New Underwood Land Partners (private). It impounds the Trib. Boxelder Creek.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 170 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 11 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 120 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 2 square miles. Completed in 1986, the structure is 40 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. The most recent inspection on record was 06/08/1987. That was over 38 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyPennington
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTrib. Boxelder Creek
Coordinates44.10499, -102.86666

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length170 ft
Year Completed1986 (40 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage120 acre-ft
Max Storage120 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area11 acres
Drainage Area2 sq mi
Max Discharge3,000 cfs

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerNEW UNDERWOOD LAND PARTNERS
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection06/08/1987
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD02252
Federal IDSD02252
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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