Doolittle Dam

Doolittle Dam is an earth dam located in Stanley County, South Dakota, built in 2018. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Doolittle Dam

The primary purpose of Doolittle 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 Aaron & Angela Doolittle (private). It impounds the Little Prairie Dog Creek-tr.

The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 365 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 12 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 166 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 3 square miles. Completed in 2018, 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
CountyStanley
River/StreamLittle Prairie Dog Creek-tr
Coordinates44.18247, -101.11760

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height20 ft
Dam Height20 ft
Dam Length365 ft
Year Completed2018 (8 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage166 acre-ft
Max Storage166 acre-ft
Normal Storage79 acre-ft
Surface Area12 acres
Drainage Area3 sq mi
Max Discharge850 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerAaron & Angela Doolittle
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDSD02678
Federal IDSD02678
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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