Dams in Tripp County, South Dakota
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 | 67 | Irrigation | 1972 | |
| Kaiser Dam | Low | 48 | Irrigation | 2014 | |
| Novatny Brothers No.1 | Low | 42 | Irrigation | 1975 | |
| Benson Dam | Low | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 | |
| Jim Schuyler | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 | |
| Larson Dam | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 | |
| Pauli Dam | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Woolhizer Dam | Low | 30 | Recreation | 1935 | |
| Frantz Farms 3 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Dejong Bros 2 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Lee Calhoon 1 | Low | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Jim Schuyler 2 | Low | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 | |
| Frantz Farms 4 | Low | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Bill Burtz 1 | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1946 | |
| Dejong Bros 3 | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Lee Calhoon 2 | Low | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1965 | |
| Blessing No.1 | Low | 27 | Irrigation | 1977 | |
| Dale Swedland 1 | Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| J. Moeller 1 | Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1953 | |
| Dejong Bros 5 | Low | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Charles Heller | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| Dejong Bros 4 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Jim Schuyler 3 | Low | 26 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1964 | |
| King Dam | Low | 25 | Recreation | 1996 | |
| Herman Moeller | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1961 | |
| Praire Farms Dam | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 | |
| Snavely No. 1 | Low | 25 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | ||
| Earl Burtz 1 | Low | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1950 | |
| Lone Tree Dam | Low | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2004 | |
| Snavely No. 2 | Low | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | ||
| Snow Dam | Low | 23 | Recreation | 1934 | |
| Rahn Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | 1936 | |
| Hamill Dam | Low | 21 | Water Supply | 1933 | |
| Roosevelt | Low | 20 | Recreation | 1937 | |
| Sundell Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | 1935 | |
| Irwin Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | 1938 | |
| Keefe Dam | Low | 20 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2003 | |
| Richey Dam | Low | 19 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 | |
| Mclaughlin Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | 1935 | |
| Sully Dam | Low | 17 | Recreation | 1935 | |
| Bloom | Low | 16 | Recreation | 1934 | |
| R. Hanson Dam | Low | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 | |
| Linker Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | 1936 | |
| Hoffman Dam | Low | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2007 | |
| Fischer Dam | Low | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2001 |