46Total Dams
1High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Tripp County, South Dakota
Tripp County has 46 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.
The average dam in Tripp County is 63 years old. The most common purpose is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The tallest dam is Sargent Irrigation Dam at 67 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu | High | Fair | 41 | Recreation | 1947 |
| Sargent Irrigation Dam | Low | Not assessed | 67 | Irrigation | 1972 |
| Kaiser Dam | Low | Not assessed | 48 | Irrigation | 2014 |
| Novatny Brothers No.1 | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Irrigation | 1975 |
| Benson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Jim Schuyler | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Larson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Pauli Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Woolhizer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Frantz Farms 3 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Dejong Bros 2 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Lee Calhoon 1 | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Jim Schuyler 2 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| Frantz Farms 4 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Bill Burtz 1 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1946 |
| Dejong Bros 3 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Lee Calhoon 2 | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 |
| Blessing No.1 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Dale Swedland 1 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| J. Moeller 1 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 |
| Dejong Bros 5 | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Charles Heller | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| Dejong Bros 4 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Jim Schuyler 3 | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 |
| King Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Herman Moeller | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 |
| Praire Farms Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Snavely No. 1 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Earl Burtz 1 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 |
| Lone Tree Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2004 |
| Snavely No. 2 | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Snow Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1934 |
| Rahn Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Hamill Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Water Supply | 1933 |
| Roosevelt | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1937 |
| Sundell Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Irwin Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1938 |
| Keefe Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2003 |
| Richey Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Mclaughlin Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Sully Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1935 |
| Bloom | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1934 |
| R. Hanson Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Linker Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | 1936 |
| Hoffman Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2007 |
| Fischer Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2001 |