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This is a list of populated places along the Missouri River in the United States ... North Kansas City, Missouri; Oacoma, South Dakota; Old Jamestown, Missouri;
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]
Pages in category "South Dakota populated places on the Missouri River" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Founded in 1880 on the Missouri River, the city was selected to be the state capital when South Dakota was admitted as a state in 1889. Near the center of the state, the then-new settlement was across the river from the settlement of Fort Pierre , and near what became an important railroad crossing of the River.
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.
Big Bend Dam is one of four large dams on the Missouri River in South Dakota. The Missouri River is the largest and longest river in the state. Other major South Dakota rivers include the Cheyenne, the James, the Big Sioux, and the White. Essentially all of South Dakota's rivers are part of the Missouri River Valley.
Pierre is the state capital, and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 213,900, [11] is South Dakota's most populous city. [12] The state is bisected by the Missouri River, dividing South Dakota into two geographically and socially distinct halves, known to residents as "East River" and "West River". [13]
About 70% of South Dakota's population in the 1990s was located in the East River region, which includes major businesses, industries and state government. This area includes the state's largest city, Sioux Falls , and Pierre , the state capital, located on the east bank of the Missouri River.