Dams in Jackson County, South Dakota
85Total Dams
1High Hazard
9Significant
Dam Safety in Jackson County, South Dakota
Jackson County has 85 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 9 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Jackson County is 76 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Bradfield Divers. & Dete at 40 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadoka (nid) | High | Not Rated | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1930 |
| Sd Noname 192 | Significant | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Sd Noname 171 | Significant | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 141 | Significant | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 147 | Significant | 27 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Whidby Structure 20 | Significant | 24 | Irrigation | 1966 | |
| Sd Noname 185 | Significant | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 191 | Significant | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Wanblee Lake Dam | Significant | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Dave Peterson No.3 | Significant | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Bradfield Divers. & Dete | Low | 40 | Irrigation | 1962 | |
| May & Sons, Inc. | Low | 34 | Recreation | 1978 | |
| Sd Noname 162 | Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 | |
| Sd Noname 164 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 144 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Singletary Dam | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 | |
| Karrels Dam | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1995 | |
| Bechen Dam | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Sd Noname 153 | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| May Dam | Low | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1947 | |
| May & Sons Dam | Low | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1979 | |
| West Weta 91 (nid) | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Sd Noname 168 | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Freeman Dam | Low | 23 | Recreation | 1937 | |
| Sd Noname 167 | Low | 23 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Walter Dennis Irrigation | Low | 23 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Jones Dam | Low | 23 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1997 | |
| Sd Noname 145 | Low | 22 | Recreation | 1940 | |
| Sd Noname 152 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Sd Noname 163 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 157 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Sd Noname 161 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 182 | Low | 22 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 154 | Low | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Walter Dennis Irrigation | Low | 21 | Irrigation | 1960 | |
| Grimes (nid) (aka Weta) | Low | Not Rated | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 |
| Norton Dam | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Andrew Dam | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 | |
| Sd Noname 165 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 183 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 135 | Low | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Sd Noname 159 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 156 | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Pat Stout | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 | |
| Sd Noname 187 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Green Valley | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Sd Noname 188 | Low | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Cottonwood Field Station | Low | 18 | Irrigation | 1937 | |
| Weller No.1 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| Sd Noname 170 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 | |
| Sd Noname 169 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Sd Noname 139 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 146 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Roy Stout No.2 | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Cedar 19 | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 |
| Rock Hill Pond | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Belvidere Dam | Low | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 | |
| Arke Dam | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1930 | |
| Prokop Dam | Low | 16 | Irrigation | 1975 | |
| Ireland Dam | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Sd Noname 151 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 166 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 184 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| John Alley | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1946 | |
| Sd Noname 186 | Low | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| East Weta 1 (nid) | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 |
| Sd Noname 143 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1935 | |
| Pat Stout No.1 | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 | |
| Temple No.1 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Martin Dam | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Dave Peterson No.4 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Sd Noname 142 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Cliff Fees | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| Sd Noname 155 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 149 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Roy Stout No.1 | Low | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1959 | |
| Boocke No 2 (nid) | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 |
| Sd Noname 158 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 172 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 | |
| Sd Noname 190 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1940 | |
| Sd Noname 189 | Low | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Sd Noname 148 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 | |
| Sd Noname 140 | Low | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Crew 28 (nid) | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1937 |
| Boocke #3 | Low | 11 | Recreation | 1990 |