Dams in Haakon County, South Dakota
207Total Dams
4High Hazard
25Significant
Dam Safety in Haakon County, South Dakota
Haakon County has 207 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 4 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 25 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 2 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Haakon County is 68 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Beckwith Dam at 75 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| King Dam No. 1 | High | Poor | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| King Dam No. 2 | High | Poor | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Kroetch Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 |
| Sd Noname 224 | Significant | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| O'connell Dam | Significant | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 | |
| Sd Noname 112 | Significant | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Waggoner | Significant | 27 | Recreation | 1940 | |
| Ottumwa Dam | Significant | 26 | Recreation | 1938 | |
| Bernard Armstrong | Significant | 26 | Irrigation | 1969 | |
| Sd Noname 238 | Significant | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | |
| Sd Noname 205 | Significant | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Sd Noname 51 | Significant | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 119 | Significant | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Daly-z | Significant | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Sd Noname 114 | Significant | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| Sd Noname 211 | Significant | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Sd Noname 201 | Significant | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1934 | |
| Smith Ranch Dam | Significant | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Sd Noname 225 | Significant | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Sd Noname 226 | Significant | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Sd Noname 237 | Significant | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 136 | Significant | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 50 | Significant | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Sd Noname 49 | Significant | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 207 | Significant | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 195 | Significant | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Sd Noname 8 | Significant | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 118 | Significant | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Beckwith Dam | Low | 75 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 | |
| Blair #1 | Low | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Saucerman Dam | Low | 40 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1974 | |
| School Section No. 5 | Low | 40 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 | |
| Sunshine | Low | 33 | Recreation | 1933 | |
| Nelson Dam | Low | 30 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1976 | |
| Sd Noname 284 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Ferguson Dam | Low | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1981 | |
| Sd Noname 277 | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 | |
| Sd Noname 279 | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Sd Noname 29 | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | |
| Long Branch Dam | Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Sd Noname 261 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Sd Noname 257 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Midland Dam | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Hansen Dam | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1990 | |
| Sd Noname 202 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Sd Noname 286 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 275 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Donald King 2 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 236 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Sd Noname 260 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Diamond Ring Ranch #2 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 | |
| Sd Noname 285 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Diamond Ring Ranch #6 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 | |
| Dreis Bros | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Hamilton Irrigation Dam | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | |
| Sd Noname 265 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 52 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 250 | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 259 | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 | |
| Sd Noname 252 | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 | |
| Sd Noname 81 | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 254 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 56 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Hemmingson Irr. Dam | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 | |
| Sd Noname 212 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Sd Noname 35 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Hanson No. 1 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1994 | |
| Sd Noname 15 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1971 | |
| Sd Noname 256 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Sd Noname 41 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Sd Noname 123 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Hanson Dam No. 2 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2016 | |
| Sd Noname 19 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Armstrong Irr. Dam | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | |
| Sd Noname 242 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1966 | |
| Sd Noname 47 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Poss Dam | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Hilland Dam | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Parsons Dam | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | |
| Sd Noname 276 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Ferguson #1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 88 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Sd Noname 129 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 258 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1943 | |
| Sd Noname 274 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1936 | |
| Sd Noname 247 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Buchert No. 1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Donald King 4 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Sd Noname 60 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Sd Noname 104 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Sd Noname 193 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Pere Pearson 1 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 38 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Mcilravy Dam | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 | |
| Blair #3 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 | |
| Sd Noname 262 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Sd Noname 253 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 107 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Sd Noname 263 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Lamm Dam | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Sd Noname 37 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Sd Noname 240 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1946 | |
| Donald Ferguson | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Sd Noname 245 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 | |
| Sd Noname 101 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Deuchar Dam | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 160 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 125 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Reese Williams | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 199 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 273 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Sd Noname 255 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Donald King 5 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Sd Noname 230 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 234 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Sd Noname 204 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 70 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 269 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Sd Noname 85 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Sd Noname 215 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 | |
| Sd Noname 196 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 93 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Sd Noname 248 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Sd Noname 282 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Diamond Ring Ranch #4 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 | |
| Sd Noname 194-2 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Sd Noname 235 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1936 | |
| Sd Noname 87 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 89 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Sd Noname 53 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Sd Noname 23 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 30 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 | |
| Sd Noname 219 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 264 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Sd Noname 32 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 73 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Staben Dam | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Sd Noname 95 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| Sd Noname 59 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 66 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Sd Noname 90 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 223 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Pere Pearson | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 216 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Wilburn Dam | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 80 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Sd Noname 64 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Sd Noname 63 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Lone Tree | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Sd Noname 62 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Sd Noname 45 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Sd Noname 280 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Donald King | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 17 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 72 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Sd Noname 249 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 271 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Sd Noname 203 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 246 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 | |
| Donald King 3 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Milesville Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | 1938 | |
| Sd Noname 228 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 177 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Nowlin Dam | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 76 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 26 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 21 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Sd Noname 270 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1951 | |
| Sd Noname 268 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 83 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Sd Noname 94 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Sd Noname 1 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Diamond Ring Ranch #3 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1969 | |
| Witcher Holes Dam | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 69 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Sd Noname 214 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1967 | |
| Sd Noname 194 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Fortune Dam | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Sd Noname 82 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Buchert No. 2 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Sd Noname 4 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Sd Noname 213 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 | |
| Sd Noname 24 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Sd Noname 103 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Palmer Pearson No. 2 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Sd Noname 71 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Sd Noname 244 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 31 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 55 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 40 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 | |
| Sd Noname 78 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 67 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Sd Noname 206 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 43 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 27 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Sd Noname 39 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Mcdaniel Dam | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 46 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Earl Hanrahan | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 | |
| Sd Noname 44 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Palmer Pearson No.1 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 198 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 34 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 48 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1951 | |
| Sd Noname 145 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Sd Noname 74 | Low | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |