BlockRenner, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mapleton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57055. The Survey maps it on the Renner quadrangle. It stands 1,434 feet above sea level.
On record in Renner
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
- Renner Ball Parklisted 2006
- Renner Lutheran Sanctuarylisted 1980
- Willow Grove Farmlisted 2003
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Renner quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Renner between 1999 and 2020, burning about 357 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PETERSON |
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FULTON TREE LINE FIRE |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | I 90 |
| 14 September 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | I90 FIRE |
| 6 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | N. KIWANIS FIRE |
| 19 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Minnehaha County | I-29MM87 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Renner: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandie Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Heller Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Martin Sand and Gravel Pit. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
39 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Renner in 39 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 26 flood, 7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Hail | Renner | $500,000 | Large hail produced significant roof damage along a path from south of Dell Rapids to Renner to near Brandon. The most significant damage occurred near Renner where 2 to 3.5 inch hail was reported. Property damage costs are a rough estimate. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Renner | $250,000 | After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (6.01 inches 7 miles west of Garretson, 3.99 inches 6 miles north of Sioux Falls), Silver Creek at Sioux Falls (gage site AGCS2) reached the highest stage on record of 3.60 feet above flood stage on September 14. Water inundated 60th Street North for the first time and caused minor damage to the bridge over Silver Creek. The city of Renner suffered extensive flooding with water inundating several homes and causing evacuation of seven residents. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Renner | $200,000 | After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (8.74 inches at Flandreau, 7.81 inches at Dell Rapids), the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) reached the second highest stage on record of 6.91 feet above flood stage on September 14. Extensive flooding of homes occurred in Renner, with seven people evacuated due to high water. |
| July 2024 | Flood | Renner | - | Flooding continued from June on the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90, with declining river levels. The river fell below flood stage on the morning of July 4th. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Renner | - | The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 rose above flood stage the evening of June 22nd, cresting around 2.90 feet above flood stage (14.90 feet) on June 25th. The river stayed above flood stage into July. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Minnehaha County. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Renner | - | The Big Sioux River near Sioux Falls, SD at I-90 rose above flood stage on the evening of April 10th before cresting around 1.41 feet above flood stage (13.41 feet) on April 11th. The river then fell below flood stage on the afternoon of April 22nd. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Renner | - | A semitruck trailer was tipped over by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Renner | - | With rainfall of 1.55 inches 14 miles north northeast of Sioux Falls, 1.13 inches 7 miles west of Garretson and 0.85 inches 4 miles northwest of Renner, the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 returned to flood late month. The river crested 0.62 feet above flood stage on March 31, resulting in flooding of agricultural lands near the river north of Sioux Falls. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Renner | - | A continuation of flooding from March, the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) crested April 2 at 0.63 feet above flood stage. Flooding of agricultural lands near the river occurred north of Sioux Falls. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Renner | - | The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) rose above flood stage on March 5, and crested 1.8 feet above flood stage on March 15. Impacts were primarily inundation of lower-lying agricultural lands north of Sioux Falls. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Renner | - | A continuation of flooding from July, the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) crested at 0.28 feet above flood stage on August 3. Significant amounts of agricultural land were flooded north of Sioux Falls. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Renner | - | The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) crested 0.22 feet above flood stage on June 28, causing significant flooding of crop and pasture land. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Renner | - | A continuation of flooding from May, the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) began the month at 3.22 feet above flood stage. Significant amounts of agricultural land remained flooded, and further impeded spring planting. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Renner | - | Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 2.01 inches 7 miles west of Garretson, 2.25 inches at Colton and 2.49 inches at Sioux Falls) resulted in extensive flooding of agricultural lands and inundation of county and township roads north of Sioux Falls. The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) reached the second highest stage on record cresting 4.92 feet above flood stage on March 26. The river remained at moderate flood stage at the end of the month. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Renner | - | The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) crested at 2.57 feet above flood stage on July 17. Significant amounts of agricultural land were flooded north of Sioux Falls. The river remained in minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Renner | - | The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) crested at 0.09 feet above flood stage on August 22. Significant amounts of agricultural land were flooded north of Sioux Falls. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Renner | - | This is a continuation of flooding from April. The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) remained in flood stage through the month. Late month rains pushed the river to a crest into moderate flood stage at 3.52 feet above flood stage on May 30. Significant agricultural flooding persisted, with no opportunity for spring planting throughout the flood plain. Some rural roads and farm buildings were impacted by water once again late month. The river remained at moderate flood stage at the end of the month. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Renner | - | Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and April maintained significant flooding of agricultural and pasture lands near the Big Sioux River. The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Interstate 90 (gage site SFLS2) crested twice at moderate flood stage during the month. The first crest was 4.19 feet above flood stage on April 1, with a second crest at 3.80 feet above flood stage on April 22. Moderate flooding continued at the end of the month. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Renner | - | Snow melt and runoff from periods of heavier rainfall produced moderate flooding which produced significant impact to lowland agricultural areas. River levels reached 4.3 feet above flood stage at Sioux Falls near Interstate 90 (gage site SFLS2) on April 28. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Renner | - | A continuation of flooding from March 2018, the river crested at minor flood level near Interstate 90 at Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) 1.7 feet above flood stage on April 2. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Renner | - | Around an inch of liquid equivalent between rain and snow occurred over the week prior to minor flooding. Impacts were limited to near river agricultural areas. The river crested near Interstate 90 at Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) on April 15 at minor flood stage (0.1 feet above flood stage). |
| June 2018 | Flood | Renner | - | A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 3 to 7 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 25. Specific weekly totals included 3.44 inches at Flandreau, 4.08 inches 6 miles north of Dell Rapids, 4.62 inches at Colton, 8.14 inches near Garretson, 5.67 inches near Hartford, and a variety of reports from 5 to 7 inches around the Sioux Falls metro area. Minor flooding occurred with significant amounts of crop and pasture land as well as several county and state roads inundated as the river crested near Interstate 90 near Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) 0.2 feet above flood stage on June 21. The river dropped below flood stage on June 23, but returned above flood stage with minor flooding (0.8 feet above flood stage) again on June 28 before falling back below flood stage on June 29. |
| July 2018 | Flood | Renner | - | Significant amounts of crop and pasture land were impacted by minor flooding as river levels climbed to 1.2 feet above flood stage near Interstate 90 at Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) on July 25. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Renner | - | Runoff from rainfall, snow melt, and ice breakup caused minor flooding of lowland agricultural areas along middle portions of the Big Sioux River. The river reached a crest of 2.6 feet above flood stage near I-90 north of Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) on March 24, and remained around 1.5 feet above flood stage at the end of the month. |
| July 2018 | Flood | Renner | - | Crop and pasture land near the Big Sioux River was impacted as river levels climbed to 1.0 feet above flood stage near Sioux Falls at Interstate 90 (gage site SFLS2). |
| September 2018 | Flood | Renner | - | With areas north of Sioux Falls just on the northern edge of heaviest rainfall from September 18-20, amounts generally 4 to 7 inches resulted in minor flooding of crop and pasture land around 60th Street North and Interstate 90. The Big Sioux River at Interstate 90 near Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) crested 0.9 feet above flood stage on September 23. The river dropped below flood stage on September 26. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Renner | - | A slow fall through minor flood stages persisted along much of the Big Sioux River during much of the first week of May, with impacts generally limited to flooding of agricultural areas near the river. Flooding ended at Sioux Falls Interstate 90 (gage site SFLS2) on May 16. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Renner | - | Large branches downed. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Renner | - | Minor flooding of the Big Sioux River resulted from repeated heavy rains. Parkland in Sioux Falls including Tuthill Park was flooded. The river crested at 1.63 feet above flood stage at North Cliff Avenue in Sioux Falls on June 17th. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Renner | - | Heavy rainfall on saturated ground caused flash flooding of numerous streets and some yards and basements. The flooding was deep enough to strand vehicles on several roads. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Renner | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Renner | - | A weak tornado tracked across farmland. The tornado was witnessed by National Weather Service employees at the Sioux Falls Weather Forecast Office, causing the employees to seek safe shelter. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Renner | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Renner | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Renner | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Renner | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Renner | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Renner | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Renner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorum Addition | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Renner Corner | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sorum Heights | 1.2 miles | 8 | |
| McCroskey Addition | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Meadow View Addition | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Andys Acres | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Swanson's Tracts | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Skyline Heights | 3.2 miles | 9 |
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 Renner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7313311 | 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 1257356. 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.