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Lodgepole, South Dakota

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Lodgepole Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57640. The Survey maps it on the Lodgepole quadrangle. It stands 2,799 feet above sea level.

Lodgepole within Perkins County

On record in Lodgepole

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 7 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

13 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Lodgepole between 2002 and 2019, burning about 200 acres in total. 5 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
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3

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
8 September 2013Naturalunder an acrePerkins CountyHENDERSON HAYYARD
4 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionHAYFIELD
27 August 2002Naturalunder an acreDakota Prairie National GrasslandsPOWERLINE
9 July 2016Natural35 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionSMITH/LEFEBRE FIRE
5 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionHEIER FIRE
30 July 2012Equipment and vehicle use25 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionHEDSTROM
30 July 2010Equipment and vehicle use40 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionHEDSTROM
22 July 2012Natural1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionGUNTHER BALES

Every fire recorded in Perkins County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lodgepole: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lignite, Natural Gas, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Petroleum (Oil), Uranium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lodgepole QuadLignite, Natural Gas, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Petroleum (Oil), UraniumPast Producer
Pich Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Perkins County

Storms near this place

60 of 94 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lodgepole in 94 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 49 hail, 36 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 3 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
May 2019FloodLodgepole$250,000Runoff from heavy rain caused flooding upstream of Shadehill Reservoir and along the Moreau River. Date Road south of SD Highway 20 was closed, Rabbit Creek covered a couple of county roads, a culvert on Zeona Road was washed out, and county roads C5 and C1 were inundated with water.
September 2013Flash FloodLodgepole$100,000Five to six inches of rain was reported west of Lodgepole and three to five inches of rain fell around Bison and Shadehill Reservoir. Two to three inches of rain fell around Lemmon. Runoff from the heavy rain inundated many roads, driveways, and fields in northern Perkins County. Localized street flooding was reported in Lemmon. Shadehill Reservoir rose over 2.5 feet from September 8 to 14.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindLodgepole$75,000Hail, up to baseball size, and high winds estimated to 80 mph were reported in the northwest corner of the county. A mobile home and some near by outbuildings were destroyed. Approximately 28,800 acres of crops were a 100 percent loss. Several fields of corn which were 3-4 feet high had stalks completely sheared off at the bases.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindLodgepole$50,000no account filed
July 2015Flash FloodLodgepole$30,000Many roads flooded and several sections of fences were damaged, especially along Duck Creek southwest of Lodgepole.
July 2011HailLodgepole$5,000no account filed
July 2011HailLodgepole$5,000no account filed
September 2013Thunderstorm WindLodgepole$2,000The combination of wind and hail caused minor damage.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Spotter reported estimated wind gust.
June 2025HailLodgepole-Trained spotter confirmed hail size.
June 2025HailLodgepole-Confirmed hail size.
June 2025HailLodgepole-Public reported hail.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025HailLodgepole-Public reported hail.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2015Flash FloodLodgepole-Runoff from heavy rain flooded roads, yards, and pastures and caused stock dams to overflow. Haynes Road and 113th Street were inundated with water for a couple of hours. Rainfall amounts included 5.9 inches ten miles east-southeast of Lodgepole and 4.75 inches eight miles east-southeast of Lodgepole.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2015Tornado (EF0)Lodgepole-A tornado touched down in open country southwest of Lodgepole; it caused no damage.
June 2015Tornado (EF0)Lodgepole-A tornado touched down in open country south of Lodgepole; it caused no damage.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts damaged some soffits on a house.
June 2014FloodLodgepole-Significant flooding occurred along Rabbit Creek, the South Fork of the Grand River, and Thunder Butte Creek and their tributaries and several small normally dry drainage areas in Perkins County. Several roads were flooded and damaged, including Sorum Dam Road and White Butte Road. A culvert on SD Highway 73 north of Thunder Butte Creek and south of SD highway 20 washed out, closing the highway. The river gauge on the Moreau River at Highway 73 crested at 17.3 feet, with a flow around 14,300 cfs, at 900 AM MST on June 19. Flood stage at this location is 16 feet.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2012HailLodgepole-Wind gusts to 50 mph were also reported.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
March 2011FloodLodgepole-Several county roads were closed due to flooding.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
April 2009FloodLodgepole-Major flooding was reported along the Moreau River, Grand River, Rabbit Creek, Deep Creek, and smaller streams and tributaries. Bixby, Cedar Canyon, and Zeona Roads were washed out by flood waters. Minor flooding was reported in the town of Bison.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-The combination of wind and hail broke windows and stripped bark from trees.
July 2008HailLodgepole-Quarter sized hail covered the ground. Vegetation was stripped from the ground.
June 2000HailLodgepole-Several houses had windows broken out.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLodgepole-no account filed
June 2024HailLodgepole-no account filed
June 2024HailLodgepole-no account filed
July 2021HailLodgepole-no account filed
August 2020HailLodgepole-no account filed
August 2020HailLodgepole-no account filed
August 2020HailLodgepole-no account filed
June 2020HailLodgepole-no account filed
June 2018HailLodgepole-no account filed
June 2018HailLodgepole-no account filed
August 2017HailLodgepole-no account filed
July 2017HailLodgepole-no account filed
July 2016HailLodgepole-no account filed
July 2016HailLodgepole-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Perkins 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
Ellingson (historical)11.9 miles7
White Butte18.4 miles7
Prairie City20.4 miles6
Bison22.3 miles7
Strool22.3 miles6
Shadehill25.7 miles7
Summerville25.7 miles7
Lemmon28.2 miles6

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 LodgepoleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14709755The 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 1256189. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.