Diamond Ring Ranch #4

Diamond Ring Ranch #4 is an earth dam located in Haakon County, South Dakota, built in 1969. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/03/1997
Height18 ft
Built196957 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 18 ft
18 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

18 ft tall and 600 ft long. 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 Diamond Ring Ranch #4

The primary purpose of Diamond Ring Ranch #4 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 Midland Farms LLC (private). It impounds the Big Praire Dog Creek-tr.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 600 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet. Completed in 1969, 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. The most recent inspection on record was 11/03/1997. That was over 28 years ago.

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Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyHaakon
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamBig Praire Dog Creek-tr
Coordinates44.28821, -101.18880

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height18 ft
Dam Length600 ft
Year Completed1969 (57 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage100 acre-ft
Max Storage100 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Max Discharge810 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerMidland Farms LLC
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/03/1997
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD02424
Federal IDSD02424
More InfoState Dam Safety Program