QUINN DAM - SD01073-3250


Incident ID SD01073-3250
Dam Name QUINN DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential L
State SD
Incident Date 03/26/2019
Incident Type Failure
Incident Driver Unknown
Incident Mechanism 1 Unknown
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $) Unknown
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response County officials close the downstream highway for a few hours while the situation was assessed, highway was reopened once it was verified the downstream drainage and culverts could handle expected outflow
Additional Remarks or Updates low hazard dam so was not required to have an EAP, also no habitable structures in the downstream flood plain
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced No
Information Sources SD DENR
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) R
EAP NR
Year Completed 1937
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 17 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 865 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 87 acres
River Name TR-BAD RIVER
Latitude 43.9967
Longitude -102.132
Regulatory Agency(ies) DENR
NID Number SD01073
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