Foster Dam

Foster Dam is an earth dam located in Todd County, South Dakota, built in 2015. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Foster Dam

The primary purpose of Foster 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 Casey Foster (private). It impounds the Sand Creek-tr.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 800 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 243 acre-feet. Completed in 2015, the structure is relatively new.

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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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyTodd
River/StreamSand Creek-tr
Coordinates43.00208, -100.23417

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height14 ft
Dam Length800 ft
Year Completed2015 (11 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage243 acre-ft
Max Storage243 acre-ft
Normal Storage78 acre-ft
Max Discharge540 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerCasey Foster
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD02641
Federal IDSD02641
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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