• Elm Lake Dam - Frederick SD
    The Works Progress Administration built the spillway at the Elm Lake Dam in Frederick SD between 1936 and 1938. The dam at Elm Lake was originally built both to provide a recreation destination and to create a water source for the city of Aberdeen, SD. It still serves this purpose today. The work on Elm Dam included an earthen embankment, low level outlet, concrete-lined primary spillway, and earth-cut auxiliary spillway. A ten-span bridge was also built over the approach channel to the primary spillway.
  • Water System - Frederick SD
    A waterworks construction project in Frederick, South Dakota was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $11,500 loan and $4,025 grant for the project, whose total cost was $15,083. Work occurred between April and May 1935. (PWA Docket No. SD 2213)