Deerfield Lake Dam
Deerfield Lake Dam, view from outlet side, © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND, July 2019
Description
Several New Deal agencies contributed to the construction of the Deerfield Dam in the vicinity of Hill City and the Black Hills National Forest, SD. Construction began before the Roosevelt Administration, continued during the New Deal, and finished after World War II.
According to the Bureau of Reclamation, “Construction was started on July 7, 1942, by the Farm Security Administration and was later continued by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Civilian Public Service Camp under the Works Projects Administration during World War II. The facilities were completed by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1947.”
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Deerfield Lake Dam, view from reservoir side
Deerfield_Reservoir_SD-2-CCC_dam
Deerfield Lake Dam, view from reservoir side
Source notes
Bureau of Reclamation (https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=375), accessed June 2020.
Project originally submitted by Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock on June 8, 2020.
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