34Total Dams
2High Hazard
2Significant
Dam Safety in Hughes County, South Dakota
Hughes County has 34 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Hughes County is 58 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Fourth Street Dam at 43 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Street Dam | High | Fair | 43 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Capitol Lake Dam | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1921 |
| Pearl English Crain #1 | Significant | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Goc Number 1 | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |
| Zebroski | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1975 |
| Jensen Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Grade Stabilization | 1981 |
| Woodruff | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Mollison Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2000 |
| Garber Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2000 |
| Hattum Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| Bourk No.1 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Falk Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1999 |
| Kip Krull Dam #2 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1999 |
| Etzkorn | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| Schumacher Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1992 |
| Kip Krull Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1995 |
| Krull Dam #2 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1995 |
| Krull Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1994 |
| Carl Albright | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 |
| Finley Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2005 |
| Gladys Feller | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Al Reddin | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 |
| Rufus Gray | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 |
| Feller Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1998 |
| Wilbur Russell | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 |
| Bennett Martin | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Norman Nystrom | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 |
| Heintz Number 1 | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Lynn Beals | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| Gustafson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 |
| H.c. Calhoun | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Frank Hayes | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 |
| Charles Hyde | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Mercer Number 1 | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |