Shadehill Dam
Shadehill Dam and Reservoir
Shadehill Dam is located in South Dakota
Shadehill Dam
Location of Shadehill Dam in South Dakota
CountryUnited States
LocationPerkins County in northwestern South Dakota
Coordinates45°45′09″N 102°12′08″W / 45.752534°N 102.202283°W / 45.752534; -102.202283
StatusOperational
Opening date1951
Owner(s)United States Bureau of Reclamation
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment
ImpoundsGrand River
Height145 ft (44 m)
Length12,843 ft (3,915 m)
Elevation at crest2,318 ft (707 m) above msl
Reservoir
CreatesShadehill Reservoir
Total capacity468,585 acre⋅ft (0.577991 km3)[1] (Maximum Pool)
Active capacity81,443 acre⋅ft (0.100458 km3)[1] (Normal Pool)
Catchment area3,120 square miles (8,100 km2)
Surface area12,150 acres (49 km2)
Website
Shadehill Dam - USBR

Shadehill Dam is a dam (constructed 1951) on the Grand River in Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota in the United States, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Lemmon. The dam and its impoundment, Shadehill Reservoir, serve mainly for flood and silt control, wildlife conservation and recreation. Located directly below the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Grand River, the dam is operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and is part of the Shadehill Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program.[2]

The dam is an embankment structure 145 feet (44 m) high and 12,843 feet (3,915 m) long, with an elevation of 2,318 feet (707 m) at the crest.[3] A catchment area of 3,120 square miles (8,100 km2) lies above the dam site.[4] At full pool, the reservoir has a capacity of 468,585 acre-feet (0.577991 km3), with a surface area of 12,150 acres (4,920 ha).[4] Normal conservation water levels are much lower, at 81,443 acre-feet (0.100458 km3).[2] Regular water discharges pass through an outlet works with a capacity of 600 cu ft/s (17 m3/s), while flood flows are released through two spillways: a morning glory inlet with a capacity of 5,700 cu ft/s (160 m3/s), and an emergency overflow channel that can pass up to 127,000 cu ft/s (3,600 m3/s).[2][5]

Shadehill Dam was originally intended to serve irrigation purposes as well, but after determining that the water in the reservoir was too saline the Bureau of Reclamation dropped this phase from the project.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Summary of Engineering Data – Missouri River Main Stem System" (PDF). Missouri River Division. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Shadehill Unit". Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-07-20.
  3. ↑ "Shadehill Dam Dimensions". Shadehill Unit. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  4. 1 2 "Shadehill Dam". National Performance of Dams Program. Stanford University. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  5. ↑ "Shadehill Dam Hydraulics & Hydrology". Shadehill Unit. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2012-08-17.


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