CANYON LAKE - SD00000-128


Incident ID SD00000-128
Dam Name CANYON LAKE
Downstream Hazard Potential
State SD
Incident Date 01/01/1972
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 33
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $) $50 million to $100 million
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response
Additional Remarks or Updates 237-238 killed - 33 from dam failure? $60-164 million in damages; 3,000 injured. “The safety inspection and repair program was spurred by the collapse of a dam built & operated by the city near Rapid City, S.D., in 1972. More than 200 persons died and d Fatalities: 33 -
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources
Owner Type
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Year Completed 0
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 20 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 0 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name
Latitude 0
Longitude 0
Regulatory Agency(ies)
NID Number SD00000
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