MISSOURI RIVER REGION South Dakota MISSOURI RIVER LAKES LAKE OAHE | POLLOCK TO PIERRE This vast expanse of water at 231 miles long is the largest reser-voir in South Dakota, and the fourth largest man-made reservoir in the nation. With a shorelined of 2,250 miles, its beach acreage surpasses California’s coastline. Stretching from North Dakota to South Dakota’s capitol city of Pierre, its waters are pristinely clear on windless days. The reservoir is created by a nearly 2-mile long, rolled-earth Oahe Dam, just north of Pierre and Fort Pierre. Peoria Flats LUA: north of Pierre *East Shore RA: north of Pierre *West Shore RA: north of Fort Pierre *Oahe West Shore Bike Trails: north of Fort Pierre Beautiful Lakes, Spectacular Trails TRAILS & parks CHAMBERLAIN, SD Lake Sharpe | Pierre to Fort Thompson Running through the heart of Lower Brule Reservation and Crow Creek Reservation, Lake Sharpe has the unique Big Bend river horseshoe, a 25-mile section of river that almost makes a loop. Big Bend Dam, the hydroelectric dam that creates the reservoir lake, is named after this natural formation. *Oahe Downstream RA: Fort Pierre La Framboise Island & Farm Island: Pierre Lewis & Clark Paved Trail: Pierre, Fort Pierre National Grasslands: Fort Pierre *Farm Island RA: Pierre Joe Creek LUA: Harrold North Bend RA: Harrold *West Bend RA: Harrold **Narrows RA: Lower Brule TRAILS & parks *West Pollock RA: Pollock Shaw Creek LUA: Pollock *Indian Creek RA: Mobridge *Swan Creek: Akaska area Le Beau LUA: Akaska area Little Moreau RA: Timber Lake area Dodge Draw LUA: Gettysburg area *West Whitlock RA: Gettysburg *Little Bend RA: Onida area *Okobojo Point RA: Cow Creek area *Spring Creek RA: Cow Creek Chantier Creek LUA: north of Fort Pierre 190 // #SDMissouriRiver
South Dakota Vacation Guide South Dakota Vacation Guide 2023 : Page 190
