Over the course of twenty years, South Dakotans attempted to build dams to prevent flooding, increase shipping, and provide power for the state. Their effort culminated in the Pick-Sloan Plan which created six mainstream dams on the Missouri River. Most scholars start their histories of the ...
Salvage Archaeology at a Site Near Fort Thompson. South DakotaConstruction of dams and reservoirs along the Missouri River has resulted in an accelerated program of archaeological field-work. Many sites have been surveyed, numerous others tested, and a lesser number extensively excavated. Surveys and...
South Dakota "Hotspot": Winter time below the Missouri River dams is great for finding concentrations of Bald Eagles. Directly below Gavin's Point Dam has always been great for me. You can see them pretty much anywhere in the vicinity of the dam, but they do seem to like to roost in...
South Dakota "Hotspot": Osprey have nested below Pactola Dam in the Black Hills in recent years. They can often be found below Missouri River Dams as they migrate in the fall. I've particularly had good luck finding multiple birds belowGavin's Point Damin the mid- to late-fall. Further ...
Missouri River- Yep, this is the other 'great' that isn't in the Black Hills. Extending from the North Dakota border to the Iowa border, the Big Muddy is the longest river in North America. Home to unlimited recreation and world-class fishing. The Missouri River is powerful with its fou...
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Dean (1999) studied four riparian corridor woodland sites in Clay and Union counties, South Dakota, two in the Missouri River rip- arian corridor, one in the Big Sioux River riparian cor- ridor, and one on a tributary (Brule Creek) of the Big Sioux River (Fig. 1). Prominent ...
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Additionally, dams on the Missouri River create four large reservoirs: Lake Oahe, Lake Sharpe, Lake Francis Case, and Lewis and Clark Lake. South Dakota can generally be divided into three regions: eastern South Dakota, western South Dakota, and the Black Hills. The Missouri River serves as...
When it comes to fishing, you may see this outcome as a wash. South Dakota has some of the best walleye fishing in the country on the Missouri River. Many Minnesota residents make the trip along I-90 for our state fish. On the other hand, our neighbors rule the Ice House in the win...