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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 ...
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 ...
Columbia River History. Northwest Power and Conservation Council "Appendix C. Pertinent Data on Selected Projects" (PDF). Columbia River Water Management Report, Water Year 2001. US Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-10
The Columbia River pours more water into the Pacific Ocean than any other river in North or South America. In its 1,270 miles (2,040 km) course to the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia flows through four mountain ranges—the Rockies, Selkirks, Cascades, and coastal mountains—and drains 258,000 square miles (668,000 km 2).
This is a list of lakes in South Dakota. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. ... North Island Lake: 375: 151: 17: 5.1 ...
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]
Snake Creek Recreation Area is a South Dakota state recreation area in Charles Mix County, South Dakota in the United States. The recreation area is 695 acres (281 ha) and lies along the shores of Lake Francis Case, a reservoir on the Missouri River. The area is open for year-round recreation including camping, swimming, fishing, hiking and ...
Sand Lake Wetland Management District is located in the U.S. state of South Dakota and is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.This is the largest Wetland Management District in the U.S., with 45,000 acres (182 km 2) of area directly under federal protection and another 550,000 acres (2,225 km 2) managed in partnership with private landowners as conservation easements.