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Lake Poinsett is one of the largest lakes in the state of South Dakota. The lake is located northeast of the town of Arlington, South Dakota. It has the name of the U. S. Secretary of War, Joel Poinsett. [1] In 1838, the area was first visited by the expedition of Joseph Nicollet and John Fremont, who camped on the lake's north shore. Poinsett ...
Left tributary Right tributary Length (km) Basin size (km 2) . Average discharge (m 3 /s) . Lower Columbia. Mouth to Bonneville Dam. Youngs: 43 257.6 14.7 Grays: 48 320 15.9 Elochoman
U.S. Route 81 passes through the CDP along the western shore of the lake and leads north 24 miles (39 km) to Watertown and south 13 miles (21 km) to Arlington. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Lake Poinsett CDP has a total area of 17.8 square miles (46.0 km 2 ), of which 5.2 square miles (13.5 km 2 ) is land and 12.5 square ...
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 ).
Dams on the Columbia have transformed the river into a series of slackwater pools, such as this one between Bonneville and The Dalles, as seen from Rowena Crest Kinbasket Lake, a reservoir on the Columbia River. In 1902, the United States Bureau of Reclamation was established to aid in the economic development of arid western states. [121]
12:45 p.m . Columbia officials say they are not concerned about the Columbia Water system, which provides drinking water to more than 400,000 people across the Midlands.
Dec. 5—CASHMERE — The Columbia Basin Project is making gradual progress toward completion with significant accomplishments for the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program and other milestones ...
Lake Platte: Charles Mix: Lake Poinsett: 7,886: 3,191: ... Original river channel of the Missouri River prior to construction of Gavins Point Dam ... Maps of South ...