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Glad Valley, South Dakota

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Ziebach unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57644. The Survey maps it on the Glad Valley quadrangle. It stands 2,464 feet above sea level.

Glad Valley within Ziebach County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

17 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Glad Valley between 1998 and 2011, burning about 403 acres in total. 14 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural14
Smoking1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1998Natural1.4 acresCheyenne River AgencyHOFF
9 September 1998Natural20 acresCheyenne River AgencySGLADVALLY
9 September 1998Naturalunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyGLAD
9 September 1998Natural4.3 acresCheyenne River AgencyWEST80
25 September 2000Smoking17 acresCheyenne River AgencyUSESKNIFE
8 August 2006Natural1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
3 August 2009Naturalunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyMARSHALL
12 August 2006Natural3.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ziebach County

Storms near this place

52 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glad Valley in 52 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 7 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008FloodGlad Valley$200,000A portion of the community of Cherry Creek was inundated by flood waters. Major flooding was reported along Cherry Creek, the Moreau River, the Cheyenne River, and their tributaries.
June 2014FloodGlad Valley$100,000Hail and over four inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours over northern Ziebach County, with the runoff causing significant flooding. Over 140 roads and culverts were flooded or damaged, including the road near Glad Valley Dam.
June 2012HailGlad Valley$50,000no account filed
October 2011Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley$25,000Strong winds blew down tree branches as large as 12 inches in diameter and snapped power poles.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley$10,000Large hail and strong winds broke windows.
July 2010HailGlad Valley$10,000no account filed
June 2012HailGlad Valley$5,000no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
May 2019FloodGlad Valley-Runoff from heavy rain on already saturated ground caused minor flooding along the Moreau River, Thunder Butte Creek, and other small tributaries.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts of 60 mph were reported east of Glad Valley.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-A three inch diameter branch broke off a tree.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-The spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 mph with the storm.
June 2015Tornado (EF0)Glad Valley-A tornado touched down in open country southwest of Glad Valley; it caused no damage.
July 2013HailGlad Valley-Large hail damaged wheat and corn crops.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2013FloodGlad Valley-Heavy rain caused flooding along Twin Butte Creek, Worthless Creek, Beaver Trap Creek, and the tributaries of Thunder Butte Creek. A few rural roads were flooded when culverts were overwhelmed from the excessive runoff.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
March 2011FloodGlad Valley-Flooding occurred along the Moreau River and Cherry Creek. A BIA road northwest of Cherry Creek was covered by water.
May 2011Flash FloodGlad Valley-Flash flooding occurred along the Moreau River, Thunder Butte Creek, and their tributaries in northwestern Ziebach County.
May 2011FloodGlad Valley-Rain runoff caused flooding along small creeks and streams in western Ziebach County.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Dime sized hail covered the ground.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
April 2009FloodGlad Valley-Flooding along the Moreau River, Cheyenne River, and Cherry Creek washed out several roads and culverts.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2024HailGlad Valley-no account filed
September 2019HailGlad Valley-no account filed
June 2018HailGlad Valley-no account filed
June 2018HailGlad Valley-no account filed
July 2012HailGlad Valley-no account filed
July 2011HailGlad Valley-no account filed
July 2011HailGlad Valley-no account filed
July 2010HailGlad Valley-no account filed
July 2010HailGlad Valley-no account filed
July 2010HailGlad Valley-no account filed
June 2008HailGlad Valley-no account filed
June 2008HailGlad Valley-no account filed
July 2008HailGlad Valley-no account filed
July 2008HailGlad Valley-no account filed
July 2008HailGlad Valley-no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindGlad Valley-no account filed
June 1994HailGlad Valley-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ziebach County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Thunder Butte14.1 miles8
Iron Lightning15.6 miles7
Allison Crossing15.7 miles7
Red Elm23.7 miles7
Dupree26.0 miles7
Chase32.6 miles6
Red Scaffold43.8 miles6
Cherry Creek56.7 miles8

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Glad ValleyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5566198The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1255253. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.