Dams in Hughes County, South Dakota
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 | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Goc Number 1 | Significant | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 | |
| Zebroski | Low | 34 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1975 | |
| Jensen Dam | Low | 33 | Grade Stabilization | 1981 | |
| Woodruff | Low | 32 | Recreation | 1937 | |
| Mollison Dam | Low | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2000 | |
| Garber Dam | Low | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2000 | |
| Hattum Dam | Low | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 | |
| Bourk No.1 | Low | 30 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 | |
| Falk Dam | Low | 27 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1999 | |
| Kip Krull Dam #2 | Low | 27 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1999 | |
| Etzkorn | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Schumacher Dam | Low | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1992 | |
| Kip Krull Dam | Low | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1995 | |
| Krull Dam #2 | Low | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1995 | |
| Krull Dam | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1994 | |
| Carl Albright | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Finley Dam | Low | 22 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2005 | |
| Gladys Feller | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Al Reddin | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Rufus Gray | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Feller Dam | Low | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1998 | |
| Wilbur Russell | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 | |
| Bennett Martin | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Norman Nystrom | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 | |
| Heintz Number 1 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Lynn Beals | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Gustafson Dam | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 | |
| H.c. Calhoun | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 | |
| Frank Hayes | Low | 11 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 | |
| Charles Hyde | Low | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Mercer Number 1 | Low | 9 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |