Tvinnereim Trust Dam

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

About Tvinnereim Trust Dam

The primary purpose of Tvinnereim Trust Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Irene J. Tvinnereim Irrevocable Trust (private). It impounds the Tr-unnamed Lake.

The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 400 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 35 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 280 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. 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
CountyDay
River/StreamTr-unnamed Lake
Coordinates45.43477, -97.57764

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height8 ft
Dam Height8 ft
Dam Length400 ft
Year Completed2015 (11 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage280 acre-ft
Max Storage280 acre-ft
Normal Storage149 acre-ft
Surface Area35 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge168 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerIrene J. Tvinnereim Irrevocable Trust
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD02654
Federal IDSD02654
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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