Dams in Perkins County, South Dakota

155Total Dams

2High Hazard

1Significant

Dam Safety in Perkins County, South Dakota

Perkins County has 155 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 1 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Perkins County is 70 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Shadehill Dam at 145 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Shadehill Dam	High	Not Available	145	Flood Risk Reduction	1951
Mark Fisher Dam	High	Poor	21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1957
Zeke Allart Dam	Significant		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1957
Odou Patterson	Low		39	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Flat Creek Dam	Low		35	Recreation	1934
Roy Mcginnis	Low		33	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1956
Sorum Dam	Low		33	Recreation	1934
Morris Jensen	Low		32	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1946
Marlo Johnson	Low		31	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1959
Coal Springs Dam	Low		31	Recreation	1934
Morris Hamilton	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1960
East Lemmon	Low		30	Recreation	1930
Kermit-johnson-no.1	Low		30	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Jenson Dam	Low		29	Recreation	1934
Escott Bros.	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1959
Tom Gabbert	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1957
Johnson Bros.	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Vobedja	Low		28	Recreation	1934
Dutton Dam	Low		28	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1936
Gerbracht Dam	Low		28	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1998
State Of Sd	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Robert Kressly	Low		27	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Fairview Ranch Dam	Low		27	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2004
Harold Hedstron	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1954
Eugene Welder	Low		26	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1959
Mollman Dam	Low		26	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2002
Lodgepole Dam	Low		25	Recreation	1937
Earl Pullins	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Frank-ruby	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
John Johnson	Low		25	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1950
Cole Dam	Low		25	Recreation	1934
Walt Crawford	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1950
Morris Jensen	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1936
Kelly Escott Dam	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1996
Marlo Johnson	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1958
Lester Sein	Low		24	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Pasture 8	Low	Not Rated	24	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1985
Bison	Low		24	Recreation	1947
Pasture 6en Du Swsw	Low	Not Rated	24	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1985
Christ Orwick	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1958
Eldrod Kolb	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Nolan Sexton	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Joe Wunder	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1958
Herman Kaubish Dam	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1958
White Hill Dam	Low		23	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1930
Besler Dam No.1	Low		23	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2000
Rowbotham Dam	Low		22	Recreation	1933
Ivan Mills	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Floyd Hall	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1957
Jack Bastain	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Gary Larson Dam	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Wm T Malloy	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1953
Riedy Dam	Low		22	Recreation	1934
Pasture 9 Dam	Low		22	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1995
Besler Dam No. 4	Low		22	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2000
Besler Dam No. 5	Low		22	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2001
F. Witte	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Robert Reeder	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Leland Edwards	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1958
Miller Bros.	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1957
Miller Bros.	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1960
Louie Englehardt	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Lewellan Engelhardt	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Mario Johnson	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
G.m. Strand	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
White Ranch	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1958
Herman Kaubish Dam	Low		21	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1960
D. Dunn	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Chapman Dam	Low		20	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1965
Rose Karnen	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Robert Kressly	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Keith Hansen	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1950
Lenard Chapman	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Joe Wiesinger	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Smaltz Bros.	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Miller Bros.	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1958
John Isaac	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Rudolph Larson	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Alex Krischen	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
J.b. Mcginnis	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1946
Pearl Ross	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1956
Grady Wilson Jr.	Low		20	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
R.a. Gebracht	Low		20	Water Supply	1951
Besler Dam No. 3	Low		20	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2000
Talley Dam	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1950
Leland Edwards	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
R. Wolff	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1950
Wd Crockett	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Lenard Chapman	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Roy Brown	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1956
Ervin Wolff	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
Frank Gebracht	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1959
John Penor	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Two Buttes Dam	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1962
Miller Bros.	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Ben Clark	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Richard Woll	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Dell Oliver	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Simpson Bros.	Low		19	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1972
Muth Dam	Low		19	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2000
Peck Dam	Low		18	Recreation	1934
John Penor	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Beryl Veal	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1959
Alex Krischen	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Gary Larson	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Ernest Kolb	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1958
George Clark	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Tom Mason	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Robert Week	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
George Jesfjeld	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Clifford Seidel	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Herman Van Den Berg	Low		18	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1953
Robinson Dam	Low		18	Recreation	1936
V. Anders	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
William Baxter	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Richard Wolff	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1953
Howard Capp	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Simons Bros.	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Arnt Jorgenson	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1953
Glenn Wishard	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1954
Kolb Dam	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1975
Joe Hulm	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1953
Arthur Preszier	Low		17	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Usa	Low		16	Water Supply	1950
Howard Capp	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Francis Veal	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Howard Capp	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Harold Flatmoe	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1957
Louie Englehardt	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Allen Robinson	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1953
William Freise	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
George Hulm	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Hauge Dam	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1969
Besler Dam No. 6	Low		16	Fish and Wildlife Pond	2010
Besler Dam #2	Low		16	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1960
South Fork Impoundment	Low	Not Rated	16	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1992
D. Ulrich	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1910
Leland Edwards	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1956
Leland Edwards	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Deer Creek South	Low		15	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1991
Ernest Kolb	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Ben Clark	Low		15	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1955
Z. Drum	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1935
Raymond Meyer	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Beryl Veal	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1949
Wayne Kennedy	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1956
John Tescher	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Wayne Besler	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1959
Martin Sander	Low		14	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
J. Tischler	Low		13	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1948
W. Reedy	Low		13	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1962
C&f Ranch	Low		13	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1952
Mcluin Seymour	Low		12	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1940
Joe Wunder	Low		12	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	1951
Deer Creek North	Low		11	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1991

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