Stockton Ranch No. 1

Stockton Ranch No. 1 is an earth dam located in Jones County, South Dakota, built in 1976. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height25 ft
Built197650 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 495 ft long, taller than 50% 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 Stockton Ranch No. 1

The primary purpose of Stockton Ranch No. 1 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 Stockton Ranch (private). It impounds the Tr-medicine Creek.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 495 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 28 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1976, the structure is 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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Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyJones
River/StreamTr-medicine Creek
Coordinates44.04998, -100.41665

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length495 ft
Year Completed1976 (50 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage28 acre-ft
Max Storage28 acre-ft
Normal Storage23 acre-ft
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge756 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerStockton Ranch
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD02504
Federal IDSD02504
More InfoState Dam Safety Program