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The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks (GFP) is the U.S. State of South Dakota's state agency charged with the management of the state's public recreational and outdoor resources. The GFP manages the 13 state parks and 43 state recreation areas within the state parks system, totaling over 96,000 acres of public lands.
Farm Island Recreation Area is a state recreation area in Hughes County, South Dakota in the United States. It is named for Farm Island located in the Missouri River, just downstream of Pierre, the state capitol. The island is now connected to the main shore via a causeway.
Platte Creek Recreation Area is a South Dakota state recreation area located on the eastern shore of Lake Francis Case, a Missouri River Reservoir in Gregory County, South Dakota in the United States. The recreation area is 252 acres (102 ha). The area is open for year-round recreation including camping, swimming, fishing, hiking and boating. [1]
It is located approximately 10 miles south of Hot Springs. The recreation area is administered by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks. It covers 1,125 acres and offers paved bike trails, campgrounds, beaches, and other activities. It provides reservoir access for boating, fishing and other water activities. [3]
Lake Oahe (/ oʊ ˈ w ɑː. h iː /) is a large reservoir behind the Oahe Dam on the Missouri River; it begins in central South Dakota and continues north into North Dakota in the United States. The lake has an area of 370,000 acres (1,500 km 2) and a maximum depth of 205 ft (62 m). [1] By volume, it is the fourth-largest reservoir in the US. [1]
Lake Francis Case is a large reservoir impounded by Fort Randall Dam on the Missouri River in south-central South Dakota, United States.The lake has an area of 102,000 acres (410 km 2) and a maximum depth of 140 ft (43 m). [1]
Original river channel of the Missouri River prior to construction of Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake. Now a USACE Reservoir for fish and wildlife management. Shared with Nebraska. Lakota Lake: Custer: Leola Reservoir: 23: 9: 12: 3.6: McPherson: Lewis and Clark Lake: 31,400: 13,000: 45: 13.7: Bon Homme, Yankton: Missouri River ...
The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. [2] It flows generally southwardly for 419 mi (674 km), [3] and its watershed is 9,006 sq mi (23,330 km 2). [1] The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Big Sioux River" as the stream's name in 1931. [4]