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Big Sioux Recreation Area - SD GF&P Big Sioux Recreation Area is a South Dakota state recreation area in Minnehaha County , South Dakota in the United States. The recreation area is named for the Big Sioux River which flows through the park.
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]
The two largest television media markets in South Dakota are Sioux Falls-Mitchell, with a viewership of 246,020, and Rapid City, with a viewership of 91,070. [205] The two markets rank as 114th and 177th largest in the United States, respectively. [205] The state's first television station, KELO-TV, began airing in Sioux Falls in 1953.
This is a list of places incorporated in the U.S. state of South Dakota as cities. Municipalities in South Dakota can also be incorporated as towns. South Dakota has one incorporated village, Wentworth, Lake County. [1] There are 310 municipalities.
South Dakota also contains numerous state parks, all of which are managed by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks. Custer State Park in the Black Hills is a large state park with over 71,000 acres, and includes Sylvan Lake , Needles Highway , and a wildlife loop featuring a large bison herd and the "begging burros", [ 65 ] among ...
Good Earth State Park is a South Dakota State Park in Lincoln County, South Dakota in the United States along the Big Sioux River. [1] The park is open for year-round recreation including hiking. [2] The park includes the Blood Run Site, a National Historic Landmark significant for its history as a settlement for thousands of Native Americans. [3]
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The lower Big Sioux River drainage basin stretches from Sioux City, Iowa, to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, an area that includes much of northwestern Iowa, the northeast corner of Nebraska, the southeast corner of South Dakota, and the extreme southwest corner of Minnesota. The term "Siouxland" was coined by author Frederick Manfred in 1946.