41Total Dams
0High Hazard
2Significant
Dam Safety in Potter County, South Dakota
Potter County has 41 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Potter County is 75 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Hurley at 46 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurley | Significant | Not assessed | 46 | Recreation | 1933 |
| Holzwarth Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 |
| Bob Houck No.3 | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1985 |
| C. Iverson | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1947 |
| A. Houck | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| F. Genzler | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1973 |
| Jay Lake | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1946 |
| Margery Houck Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1998 |
| A. Holzwarth | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 |
| Jay A. Lake No.2 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 |
| Jay A. Lake No.5 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1955 |
| J. Mangin | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1956 |
| R. Lemler | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 |
| Jay A. Lake No.3 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |
| Carl Cronin | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1949 |
| Simon Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Potts Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Gene Rock | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 |
| T. Holzwarth | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1951 |
| Howard J. Kunstle | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1946 |
| W. Combellick | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 |
| Nagel Bros. | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1951 |
| C.w. Stewart | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1942 |
| Ralph Holzwarth | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Jay A. Lake No.4 | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |
| Nagel Bros. | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 |
| J. Willey | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1948 |
| Bartels Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1938 |
| Gorman Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Arthur W. Holzwarth | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1936 |
| R. Lemler | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1960 |
| Ruben Larosh | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 |
| Henry Siebrasse | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1945 |
| Philip H. Hamburger | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1958 |
| Edward & Manuel Hobus | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Vogel/sautner Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1993 |
| Joe Mangin | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1939 |
| Wray & Elaine Hall | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1954 |
| Dale & Leonard Eriksen | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1952 |
| William P. Ransch | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1941 |
| State of South Dakota | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Water Supply | 1954 |