LAKE HANSON - SD00691-3410


Incident ID SD00691-3410
Dam Name LAKE HANSON
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State SD
Incident Date 09/12/2019
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Spillway Erosion/head Cutting
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 caused operation of the earthen secondary spillway which eroded back to the reservoir.
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 Roads
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response State dam safety staff did a site visit on Sept. 17, 2019 to document.
Additional Remarks or Updates Same issue occurred in 2007. Repair to secondary from 2007 event was of limited scope.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources SD Dam Safety
Owner Type S
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP NR
Year Completed 1932
Year Modified 1996
Dam Height 24 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 340 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 0 acres
River Name TR-JAMES
Latitude 43.625
Longitude -97.805
Regulatory Agency(ies) DENR
NID Number SD00691
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