NEW STICKNEY (NELSON) - SD00688-3412


Incident ID SD00688-3412
Dam Name NEW STICKNEY (NELSON)
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State SD
Incident Date 09/11/2019
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Unknown
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Wide spread rainfall on saturated ground ranging from 5 to 10 inches between September 11-12, 2019. High flows contributed to significant erosion around conduits of primary spillway back to the reservoir and partial failure of the dam.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated unknown
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated unknown
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded unknown
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response State dam safety staff did a site visit on Sept. 17, 2019 and notified dam owner of the observed damage. Site condition limited access to damaged areas of the dam at the time of visit.
Additional Remarks or Updates Reservoir still had some storage capacity after incident but it is limited by the erosion damage. A small area of erosion/slide damage extending into the upstream face of the dam also resulted from the event. A small sinkhole in the embankment above the primary spillway conduits was reported in the last dam inspection prior to the event.
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Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources SD Dam Safety
Owner Type S
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP NR
Year Completed 1965
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 18 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 177 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 14 acres
River Name TR-JAMES
Latitude 43.6217
Longitude -98.355
Regulatory Agency(ies) DENR
NID Number SD00688
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