Levees / By state / South Dakota
Levee systems in South Dakota
70 systems on the federal register, with 44,412 people recorded living behind the 63 of them that publish a population figure.
Systems
70
current records
People behind them
44,412
across 63 systems
Miles of levee
137.4
across 69 systems
Not accredited
61%
43 of 70
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Every system in South Dakota
70 records| System | Location | Accreditation | People | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls - Big Sioux RB & Skunk Creek RB | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Accredited | 8,492 | 4.47 miles |
| Sioux Falls - Big Sioux LB North & Diversion Channel RB | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Accredited | 8,120 | 9.33 miles |
| Sioux Falls - Diversion Channel LB - North | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Accredited | 7,026 | 3.85 miles |
| Aberdeen - Moccasin Creek RB | Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota | Accredited | 5,453 | 2.73 miles |
| Sioux Falls Big Sioux River LB South | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Accredited | 3,830 | 1.31 miles |
| West side Big Sioux South of I-29 - Dakota Dunes | Dakota Dunes, Union County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 3,532 | 1.64 miles |
| btwn 4th st and maple ave | Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 2,066 | 0.47 miles |
| Sioux Falls - Big Sioux RB & Skunk Creek LB | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Accredited | 1,695 | 8.07 miles |
| North Sioux City-Union County - Big Sioux River RB | North Sioux City, Union County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1,093 | 3.48 miles |
| Belle Fourche RB | Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 435 | 0.54 miles |
| btwn E St Patrick St and panel bndry | Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 432 | 0.46 miles |
| Herreid - Spring Creek RB | Herreid, Campbell County, South Dakota | Accredited | 382 | 1.18 miles |
| Bear Butte Creek Levee 7 | Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 363 | 1.08 miles |
| Sioux Falls - Big Sioux RB | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Accredited | 326 | 1.59 miles |
| Rapid City - Rapid Creek RB | Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 304 | 0.77 miles |
| Moccasin Creek west side S - Anderson Park | Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 263 | 0.57 miles |
| Sioux Falls - Big Sioux LB Downtown | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 154 | Not published |
| Hot Springs - Fall River Channel East System | Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota | Accredited | 125 | 0.08 miles |
| Sturgis - Deadman Gulch RB | Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota | Accredited | 82 | 0.33 miles |
| btwn E Main St and Cherry Ave. | Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 80 | 0.16 miles |
| Hot Springs - Fall River Channel West System | Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota | Accredited | 41 | 0.69 miles |
| East Side City of Belle Fource | Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 38 | 0.27 miles |
| Huron - Riverside Park | Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 16 | 0.31 miles |
| Fort Pierre | Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 13 | 0.09 miles |
| T94N R52W Sec14 Levee 2 | Wakonda, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 9 | 5.91 miles |
| T96N R52W Sec03 Levee 2 | Centerville, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 8 | 3.63 miles |
| Huron - Memorial Park | Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 6 | 0.78 miles |
| Madison Levee | Madison, Lake County, South Dakota | Accredited | 6 | 0.27 miles |
| T96N R52W Sec11 Levee | Centerville, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 4 | 1.90 miles |
| Bear Butte Creek Levee 6 | Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 3 | 0.31 miles |
| Huron - Treatment Plant | Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota | Accredited | 3 | 0.63 miles |
| T94N R51W Sec32 Levee 2 | Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 2 | 1.92 miles |
| T96N R52W Sec02 Levee 1 | Centerville, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 2 | 5.33 miles |
| 96N 52W Sec35 Levee | Centerville, Turner County, South Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 1 | 3.15 miles |
| James River north side | Columbia, Brown County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1 | 0.92 miles |
| Long Creek South Levee | Centerville, Lincoln County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1 | 3.40 miles |
| Our Saviours Church Levee 1 | Menno, Yankton County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1 | 2.80 miles |
| Sioux Falls - Diversion Channel LB - South | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1 | 1.00 miles |
| T94N R52W Sec24 Levee 3 | Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1 | 6.32 miles |
| T94N R52W Sec25 Levee 2 | Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1 | 11.1 miles |
| T95N R52W Sec35 Levee 2 | Wakonda, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 1 | 6.07 miles |
| 96N 52W Sec1 Levee 1 | Centerville, Turner County, South Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 1.38 miles |
| 96N 52W Sec1 Levee 3 | Centerville, Turner County, South Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 1.50 miles |
| 96N 52W Sec28 Levee 2 | Centerville, Turner County, South Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 1.12 miles |
| 96N 56W Sec35 Levee 1 | Utica, Yankton County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.46 miles |
| 96N 57W Sec11 Levee 1 | Menno, Yankton County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.02 miles |
| 97N 52W Sec23 Levee 2 | Davis, Turner County, South Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 4.31 miles |
| 97N 52W Sec25 Levee 2 | Centerville, Turner County, South Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 1.66 miles |
| 97N 52W Sec25 Levee 4 | Centerville, Turner County, South Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 1.87 miles |
| 97N 52W Sec36 Levee | Centerville, Turner County, South Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | 0 | 0.75 miles |
| Bear Butte Creek Levee 9 | Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.15 miles |
| Big Stone Flood Control | Big Stone City, Grant County, South Dakota | See FIRM Panel for more information | 0 | 0.11 miles |
| East Cemetery Levee 1 | Menno, Yankton County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.97 miles |
| Elm River south side | Columbia, Brown County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.55 miles |
| Fall River County Levee 1 | Edgemont, Fall River County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.35 miles |
| Jamesville Levee | Lesterville, Yankton County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.29 miles |
| Long Creek North Levee | Centerville, Lincoln County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.98 miles |
| T94N R51W Sec29 Levee 1 | Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.86 miles |
| T94N R52W Sec14 Levee 3 | Wakonda, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.14 miles |
| T94N R52W Sec23 Levee 1 | Wakonda, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.22 miles |
| T95N R52W Sec35 Levee 3 | Wakonda, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.00 miles |
| T96N R52W Sec14 Levee 3 | Centerville, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.38 miles |
| West Side, North End, Southeast of Whiter Rock | White Rock, Roberts County, South Dakota | See FIRM Panel for more information | 0 | 0.19 miles |
| 96N 51W Sec6 levee | Centerville, Lincoln County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 0.77 miles |
| 96N 52W Sec21 Levee 2 | Centerville, Turner County, South Dakota | No Regulatory Flood Hazard Information Published by FEMA | Not published | 3.53 miles |
| 97N 51W Sec19 Levee | Davis, Lincoln County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 1.74 miles |
| Elm River southwest side | Columbia, Brown County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 0.64 miles |
| T93N R51W Sec31 Levee | Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 4.36 miles |
| T95N R52W Sec27 Levee 3 | Centerville, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 1.00 miles |
| T96N R52W Sec14 Levee 4 | Centerville, Clay County, South Dakota | Non-Accredited | Not published | 1.14 miles |
Source: USACE National Levee Database, refreshed 2026-09-10. Accreditation status describes a system against a design flood event and is not a safety score. What it means.