BlockPerkins, South Dakota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Southwest Bon Homme unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57062. The Survey maps it on the Niobrara quadrangle.
On record in Perkins
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 1 record
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Niobrara quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS O'Neill quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS O'Neill quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS O'Neill quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Niobrara quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Atkinson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS O'Neill quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
27 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Perkins between 1999 and 2017, burning about 587 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TJEEDSMA |
| 21 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | N JELSMA |
| 16 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 8 MILE DITCH FIRE |
| 12 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ARENA |
| 12 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 7 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MENSCH |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | JAY ROMKEMA |
| 5 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Perkins: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Boese Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harold Grimme Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| John Nagel Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nick Jelsma Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paul C.Raysby Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Percy Coleman Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
46 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Perkins in 46 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 36 flood, 8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Perkins | $1,490,000 | Flooding resulted in extensive damage to public infrastructure including numerous county and township roads, culverts, and some bridges. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Perkins | $1,170,000 | Rainfall amounts across Bon Homme County from June 20-22 ranged from 2 to 3 inches with an estimated 5 to 6 inches across the far northern portion of the county. Overland flooding ensued with additional major flooding along the James River.||One home experienced a partial basement collapse and 3 businesses received flood damage. ||During peak flooding on June 21, water was overflowing at least 60 roads county-wide with the worst impacts north of South Dakota Highway 46, including South Dakota Highway 25 and the intersection of South Dakota Highways 46 and 37. Water also overran South Dakota Highway 50 near the Bon Homme Golf Course. Preliminary damage assessments estimate loss to public infrastructure across the county to be nearly 1.17 million dollars.||The majority of overland flooding subsided by June 22, but river flooding continued through the end of the month. For additional information on river flooding, please see other flood entries for Bon Homme County. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Perkins | $50,000 | Flooding continued from July, with the entire month remaining in major flood stage. The Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) crested 4.30 feet above flood stage on August 31. High water closed numerous recreational boat ramps. The river remained at major flood stage at the end of the month. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Perkins | $25,000 | As flooding continued from July, the Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) crested 0.82 feet above flood stage on August 31. High water closed numerous recreational boat ramps. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Perkins | $10,000 | Flooding continued from August, with the entire month remaining in major flood stage. The Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) crested 5.34 feet above flood stage on September 22, which was the second highest crest on record. High water closed numerous recreational boat ramps. The river remained at major flood stage at the end of the month. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Perkins | $5,000 | Flooding continued from September, with the entire month remaining in major flood stage. The Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) started the month at a crest 5.35 feet above flood stage on October 1, which was the second highest crest on record. High water closed numerous recreational boat ramps. The river remained at major flood stage at the end of the month. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Perkins | $5,000 | A continuation of flooding from September, the Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) remained in flood throughout the month. The river crested 1.12 feet above flood stage on October 1, and again 1.08 feet above flood stage on October 18. High water levels led to the closing of many recreational boat ramps. The river remained in minor flood at the end of the month. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Perkins | $5,000 | As releases from Fort Randall Dam increased following the mid-month rainfall, the Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) rose sharply into moderate flood stage and crested 1.17 feet above flood stage on September 21. High water levels led to the closing of many recreational boat ramps. The river remained in moderate flood at the end of the month. |
| January 2020 | Flood | Perkins | - | The Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) briefly reached minor flood stage on January 21. The river crested 0.08 feet above flood stage, with only a very minor impact outside the recreational season. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | During crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | A continuation of flooding from May, the Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) crested 1.07 feet above flood stage on June 20. High water closed numerous recreational boat ramps. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | A continuation of flooding from May, the Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) crested 4.39 feet above flood stage on June 20. High water closed numerous recreational boat ramps. The river remained at major flood stage at the end of the month. |
| November 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | A continuation of flooding from October, the Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) remained in flood until the final day of the month. The river crested 0.91 feet above flood stage on November 6. High water levels maintained closure of many recreational boat ramps. |
| November 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | Flooding continued from October, with the entire month remaining in major flood stage. The Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) reached a crest 5.00 feet above flood stage on November 6. High water closed numerous recreational boat ramps. The river remained at major flood stage at the end of the month. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | Flooding continued from June, with only a brief fall below flood stage from July 9-12. The Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) crested 1.00 feet above flood stage on July 6, and again at 0.76 feet above flood stage on July 28. High water closed numerous recreational boat ramps. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | Snow melt and heavy rainfall resulted in flooding of a few boat docks near Niobrara. The Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) reached the fifth highest stage on record cresting 0.93 feet above flood stage on March 30. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | While there was some contribution from rainfall (2.90 inches near Wagner) and snow melt, the crest severity along the Missouri River had at least a partial contribution from backwater flow from an uncontrolled release with the failure of Spencer Dam along the Niobrara River in Nebraska during the evening of March 13. Several permanent homes were surrounded by water. Major flooding resulted, as the Missouri River at Verdel (gage site MRVN1) crested second highest on record at 2.6 feet above flood stage on March 14. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | This is a continuation of flooding from April. Continued higher than average releases from Fort Randall dam kept downstream water levels high through the month. During two periods (May 21-26 and May 27-31), the water crested at major flood levels, inundating some roadways near the river. Missouri River levels crested 4.22 feet above flood stage at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) on May 30. Moderate flooding continued into June. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | Increased releases from upstream Fort Randall Dam along with heavy rainfall over the preceding week produced minor flooding on the Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1). A few recreational homes were subjected to flooding as the river rose to 0.75 feet above flood stage on May 30. The river remained in minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| December 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | A continuation of flooding from November, the Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) began the month in minor flood at 0.90 feet above flood stage, then fell below flood stage on December 4. Impacts were minor. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | A continuation of flooding from August, the start of September was spent in minor flood stage. The Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) crested 0.58 feet above flood stage on September 11. The excessive precipitation of September 10-12 resulted in a decrease in releases from Fort Randall Dam, which rapidly brought the river below flood stage by September 15. Impacts were mainly limited to inundation of agricultural land, as well as closing of numerous recreational boat ramps. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Perkins | - | A continuation of flooding from March, higher dam releases and local runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and April maintained moderate flooding of recreational lands, closing several roads around Niobrara. The Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) crested at 2.92 feet above flood stage on April 17. Moderate flooding continued at the end of the month. |
| July 2018 | Flood | Perkins | - | Minor flooding of mainly agricultural areas occurred as the Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) crested 0.2 feet above flood stage on July 14. The river dropped briefly below flood stage mid-month, but returned above flood stage on July 20 and crested again 0.3 feet above flood stage on July 23. The river remained in minor flood through the end of the month. |
| July 2018 | Flood | Perkins | - | Bottom Road near Springfield was inundated and minor flooding of mainly agricultural areas occurred as the Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) crested 1.0 feet above flood stage on July 23. The river remained in minor flood through the end of the month. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Perkins | - | Minor flooding of mainly agricultural areas occurred as the Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) returned above flood stage mid month. A few recreational homes between Verdel and Niobrara were impacted by high water levels. The river crested 0.3 feet above flood stage on October 13, then quickly dropped below flood stage. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Perkins | - | Some boat docks near Niobrara were flooded along with minor impacts to mainly agricultural areas during most of the month as the Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) crested 1.2 feet above flood stage on September 20. Other than a brief period from September 22 to September 24, the river remained in minor flood through the end of the month. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Perkins | - | Minor flooding of mainly agricultural areas occurred as the Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) remained above flood stage for most of the month. A few recreational homes between Verdel and Niobrara were impacted by high water levels. The river crested 0.4 feet above flood stage on September 5, then dropped below flood stage from September 20 to September 29. A brief secondary crest occurred at flood stage on September 29, before quickly dropping below flood stage at 0000CST September 30. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Perkins | - | Minor flooding of mainly agricultural areas occurred as the Missouri River near Verdel (gage site MRVN1) remained above flood stage for most of the month. The river crested 0.4 feet above flood stage on August 16, but dropped briefly below flood stage from August 20 to August 23. The river remained in minor flood through the end of the month. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Perkins | - | Bottom Road near Springfield was inundated and minor flooding of mainly agricultural areas occurred during the entire month as the Missouri River at Niobrara (gage site MRNN1) crested 1.2 feet above flood stage on August 17. The river remained in minor flood through the end of the month. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Perkins | - | Other than a brief period from October 8-11, minor flooding of mainly agricultural areas persisted through the entire month along the Missouri River near Niobrara (gage site MRNN1). The river crested at 1.1 feet above flood stage on October 3, and again 1.2 feet above flood stage on October 13. The river remained above flood stage at the end of the month. |
| November 2018 | Flood | Perkins | - | Other than a few brief periods from November 27-30, minor flooding of mainly agricultural areas persisted through the entire month along the Missouri River near Niobrara (gage site MRNN1). The river crested at 1.0 feet above flood stage on November 9. The river remained above flood stage at the end of the month. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Perkins | - | Large hail dented a few vehicles. The hail was accompanied by winds gusting to about 45 mph. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Perkins | - | Flooding along the Missouri River developed and then increased in late May as runoff from excessive upstream snowmelt and rain reached the area. Lowlands flooded included camping and other recreational facilities including marinas next to Springfield. Roads flooded included some outlying Springfield streets. The river reached its highest May stage at about 3 feet above flood stage near Springfield and near Niobrara, Nebraska at the end of the month. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Perkins | - | Flooding from upstream spring snowmelt and subsequent heavy rain continued at major levels through July. Lowlands along the river including numerous roads, parks, recreational areas including a golf course, and several homes remained flooded. Thousands of acres of usually dry land, including several farms, remained flooded. The river began a very slow general fall late in the month. The highest stage near Springfield was 4.6 feet above flood stage on July 12th. This was only 0.2 feet below the record crest recorded in June. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Perkins | - | Flooding from upstream spring snowmelt and subsequent heavy rain continued to worsen for most of June. Lowlands along the river including numerous roads, parks, recreational areas and several homes were flooded. Several roads, homes, and parks in and near Springfield were flooded, including a golf course. Thousands of acres of usually dry land were flooded, with several farms affected and farm equipment damaged. The highest stage near Springfield was a record 4.8 feet above flood stage on June 22nd. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Perkins | - | Flooding from upstream spring snowmelt and subsequent heavy rain continued at moderate to major levels at the start of August. Lowlands along the river including numerous roads, parks, recreational areas including a golf course, and several homes remaining flooded. Thousands of acres of usually dry land, including several farms, remained flooded. The river fell slowly during most of the month. The highest stage near Springfield was 3.9 feet above flood stage on August 1st. |
| September 2011 | Flood | Perkins | - | Flooding from upstream spring snowmelt and subsequent heavy rain decreased steadily, and ended late in the month. Flooding of roads, recreational areas, other parks, golf courses, and a few homes ended. The highest stage near Springfield was 0.6 feet above flood stage on September 1st. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perkins | - | Thunderstorm winds caused an unknown amount of damage to trees and power lines. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perkins | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Perkins | - | Large hail covered the ground. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Perkins | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Perkins | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Perkins | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Perkins | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Perkins | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Perkins | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsburg | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Springfield | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Running Water | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Avon | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Tyndall | 11.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bon Homme Colony | 16.1 miles | 9 | |
| Tabor | 19.5 miles | 9 | |
| Vodnany (historical) | 19.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1257014. 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.