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Extensive shoreline of Shadehill Reservoir, one of the larger lakes in western South Dakota. [52] Sheps Canyon Recreation Area: Recreation area Fall River: 6,565 2,657 Campground, water access and horse riding trails on the western side of Angostura Reservoir. [53] Sica Hollow State Park: State park Marshall, Roberts: 900 360
Pactola Lake is the largest and deepest reservoir in the Black Hills, located 15 miles west of Rapid City, South Dakota, United States.Constructed in 1952, the dam and waters are managed by the Bureau of Reclamation, with the surrounding land managed by the US Forest Service as part of Black Hills National Forest, which operates a visitor center located on the south side of the dam. [2]
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area that encompasses the 130-mile (210 km) long Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake between Grand Coulee Dam and Northport, Washington, in eastern Washington state. The Grand Coulee Dam was built on the Columbia River in 1941 as part of the Columbia River Basin project.
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in South Dakota. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
Lake Traverse Indian Reservation of the Santee Dakota lies on the west shore of the lake. The Traverse Gap, a low continental divide and part of the Laurentian Divide, separates the south end of Lake Traverse from Big Stone Lake. Big Stone Lake is the headwaters of the south-flowing Minnesota River, part of the Mississippi River System.
West Bend Recreation Area is a South Dakota State Recreation Area located along the shore of Lake Sharpe, a Missouri River Reservoir.The area is located in Hughes County.The park is open for year-round recreation including camping, horseback riding, biking, hiking and cross country skiing.
Badlands in the northern portion of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Located in southwest South Dakota, the reservation takes 3,400 square miles (8,800 km 2) of space. The nearest urban center, Rapid City, South Dakota, is 120 miles (190 km) from the center of the reservation. [100]
The center is named for South Dakota Governor and Senator Peter Norbeck. Many of the park's naturalist programs begin at the center. Badger Hole, also known as Badger Clark Historical Site, was the home of Charles Badger Clark (1883–1957), who was named South Dakota's first Poet Laureate in 1937 [8] and was noted for his cowboy poetry. The ...