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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1953 USGS McIntosh quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS McIntosh quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Glad Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Timber Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Glad Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1998Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 14 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Natural | 1.4 acres | Cheyenne River Agency | HOFF |
| 9 September 1998 | Natural | 20 acres | Cheyenne River Agency | SGLADVALLY |
| 9 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | GLAD |
| 9 September 1998 | Natural | 4.3 acres | Cheyenne River Agency | WEST80 |
| 25 September 2000 | Smoking | 17 acres | Cheyenne River Agency | USESKNIFE |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | MARSHALL |
| 12 August 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
52 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flood | Glad Valley | $200,000 | A 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 2014 | Flood | Glad Valley | $100,000 | Hail 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 2012 | Hail | Glad Valley | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | $25,000 | Strong winds blew down tree branches as large as 12 inches in diameter and snapped power poles. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | $10,000 | Large hail and strong winds broke windows. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Glad Valley | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Glad Valley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Glad Valley | - | Runoff from heavy rain on already saturated ground caused minor flooding along the Moreau River, Thunder Butte Creek, and other small tributaries. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts of 60 mph were reported east of Glad Valley. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | A three inch diameter branch broke off a tree. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 mph with the storm. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Glad Valley | - | A tornado touched down in open country southwest of Glad Valley; it caused no damage. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | Large hail damaged wheat and corn crops. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Flood | Glad 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Glad Valley | - | Flooding occurred along the Moreau River and Cherry Creek. A BIA road northwest of Cherry Creek was covered by water. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Glad Valley | - | Flash flooding occurred along the Moreau River, Thunder Butte Creek, and their tributaries in northwestern Ziebach County. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Glad Valley | - | Rain runoff caused flooding along small creeks and streams in western Ziebach County. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Dime sized hail covered the ground. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Glad Valley | - | Flooding along the Moreau River, Cheyenne River, and Cherry Creek washed out several roads and culverts. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Glad Valley | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Butte | 14.1 miles | 8 | |
| Iron Lightning | 15.6 miles | 7 | |
| Allison Crossing | 15.7 miles | 7 | |
| Red Elm | 23.7 miles | 7 | |
| Dupree | 26.0 miles | 7 | |
| Chase | 32.6 miles | 6 | |
| Red Scaffold | 43.8 miles | 6 | |
| Cherry Creek | 56.7 miles | 8 |
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 Valley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5566198 | The 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.




