List of dams and reservoirs in South Dakota

Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in South Dakota.

All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 ft tall with a storage capacity of at least 5000 acre.ft, or of any height with a storage capacity of 25000 acre.ft.

Dams and reservoirs in South Dakota





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 * Angostura Dam, Angostura Reservoir, United States Bureau of Reclamation
 * Belle Fourche Dam, Belle Fourche Reservoir, USBR
 * Big Bend Dam, Lake Sharpe, United States Army Corps of Engineers
 * Big Stone Lake Dam, Big Stone Lake, State of Minnesota (on the South Dakota - Minnesota border)
 * Cold Brook Dam, Cold Brook Lake, USACE
 * Cottonwood Springs Dam, Cottonwood Springs Lake, USACE
 * Deerfield Dam, Deerfield Reservoir, USBR
 * Fort Randall Dam, Lake Francis Case, USACE
 * Gavins Point Dam, Lewis and Clark Lake, USACE (on the South Dakota - Nebraska border)
 * Oahe Dam, Lake Oahe, USACE (extends into North Dakota)
 * Oglala Dam, Oglala Lake, Oglala Sioux Tribe
 * Pactola Dam, Pactola Lake, USBR
 * Shadehill Dam, Shadehill Reservoir, USBR
 * Slater Dam, (east of CR 17, Pennington County)
 * Squaw Humper Dam
 * Sheridan Dam, Sheridan Lake, United States Forest Service
 * Reservation Dam and White Rock Dam, Lake Traverse, USACE