Cold Brook Dam

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Cold Brook Dam
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Aerial view of Cold Brook Lake and Dam
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Location of Cold Brook Dam in South Dakota
Country United States
Location Fall River County, South Dakota
Coordinates 43°27′15″N103°29′21″W / 43.454100°N 103.489091°W / 43.454100; -103.489091
StatusOperational
Opening date1953
Owner(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers logo.svg U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment
ImpoundsCold Brook Creek
Height127 feet
Width (crest)925 feet
Reservoir
CreatesCold Brook Lake
Total capacity7,200 acre-feet
Surface area36 acres
Website
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

Cold Brook Dam is an earthen dam located near Hot Springs, South Dakota, in Fall River County in the southwestern part of the state, in the southern Black Hills.

The earthen dam was constructed in 1953 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 127 feet and a length at its crest of 925 feet. [1] It impounds Cold Brook Creek, a tributary of the Cheyenne River for flood control purposes during flash flood events for nearby Hot Springs. The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers, Omaha District.

The reservoir it creates, Cold Brook Lake, has a water surface of 36 acres and has a maximum capacity of 7200 acre-feet. [2] Year-round recreation is possible and includes canoeing, fishing, swimming, wildlife viewing, camping, and (in the winter) ice fishing, skating, and cross-country skiing. [3] Cold Brook Lake Recreation Area includes a boat ramp, picnic area, swim beach and campground is managed by the Corps of Engineers.

Cottonwood Springs Dam, another Corps of Engineers dam is located about 5 miles to the southwest.

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References

  1. "Omaha District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Home Page". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  2. "Cold Brook Lake". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  3. "Cold Brook Lake, South Dakota".