Rose Ranch Dam

Rose Ranch Dam is an earth dam located in Stanley County, South Dakota, built in 1993. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Rose Ranch Dam

The primary purpose of Rose Ranch Dam 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 Rose Ranch (private). It impounds the Trib. Sansarc Creek.

The dam stands 19 feet tall and stretches 420 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 117 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1993, the structure is 33 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 09/09/1999. That was over 26 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyStanley
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTrib. Sansarc Creek
Coordinates44.61329, -100.95829

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height19 ft
Dam Height19 ft
Dam Length420 ft
Year Completed1993 (33 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage117 acre-ft
Max Storage117 acre-ft
Normal Storage37 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge950 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerROSE RANCH
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection09/09/1999
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD02431
Federal IDSD02431
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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