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Rivers Of South Dakota
This is a list of rivers in the state of South Dakota in the United States. By tributary Minnesota River watershed * Little Minnesota River ** Jorgenson River *Whetstone River *North Fork Yellow Bank River *South Fork Yellow Bank River *West Branch Lac qui Parle River Missouri River * Little Missouri River * Grand River **Black Horse Butte Creek **Cedar Boy Creek **Cottonwood Creek **Cottonwood Creek **Cyclone Creek **Dirt Lodge Creek ***Little Soldier Creek **Firesteel Creek **Flat Creek ***East Flat Creek **High Bank Creek **Hump Creek ** Lodgepole Creek **Louse Creek **Meadow Creek ** North Fork Grand River ***Billy Young Creek ***Buffalo Creek ***Crooked Creek ****Petes Creek ***Deer Creek ***Horse Creek ***Lone Tree Creek ***Slick Creek **Plum Creek **Rock Creek **Soldier Creek **Stink Creek ***Iron Dog Creek ** South Fork Grand River ***Bar H Creek ***Bog Creek ***Boxelder Creek ***Box Spring Creek ***Brush Creek ***Bull Creek ***Butcher Creek ***Clarks Fork Creek ***Coal C ...
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South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large portion of the population with nine reservations currently in the state and have historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the seventeenth largest by area, but the 5th least populous, and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. As the southern part of the former Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. They are the 39th and 40th states admitted to the union; President Benjamin Harrison shuffled the statehood papers before signing them so that no one could tell which became a state first. Pierre is the state capital, and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 192,200, is South Dakota's largest city. South Dakota is bordered by the states of North D ...
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Battle Creek (Cheyenne River Tributary)
Battle Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is a tributary of the Cheyenne River, traversing Oglala Lakota and Pennington counties and the town of Keystone. Battle Creek was named for a skirmish between two indigenous tribes. Battle Creek is fed by Iron Creek. See also *List of rivers of South Dakota This is a list of rivers in the state of South Dakota in the United States. By tributary Minnesota River watershed * Little Minnesota River ** Jorgenson River *Whetstone River *North Fork Yellow Bank River *South Fork Yellow Bank River *West Bran ... References Rivers of Custer County, South Dakota Rivers of Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota Rivers of Pennington County, South Dakota Rivers of South Dakota {{SouthDakota-river-stub ...
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White River (Missouri River Tributary)
The White River is a Missouri River tributary that flows through the U.S. states of Nebraska and South Dakota. The name stems from the water's white-gray color, a function of eroded sand, clay, and volcanic ash carried by the river from its source near the Badlands. Draining a basin of about , about of which is in South Dakota, the stream flows through a region of sparsely populated hills, plateaus, and badlands. The White River rises in northwestern Nebraska, in the Pine Ridge escarpment north of Harrison, at an elevation of above sea level. It flows southeast then northeast past Fort Robinson and north of Crawford. It crosses into southwestern South Dakota and flows north across the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, then northeast, receiving Wounded Knee Creek and flowing between units of Badlands National Park. It flows east-northeast and southeast at the northern edge of the reservation, forming the northern boundary of the reservation and the southern boundary of Buffalo ...
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American Creek (South Dakota)
American Creek (also known as Crow Creek) is a stream in northwestern Bruele County, South Dakota, United States, that is a tributary of the Lake Francis Case reservoir on the Missouri River. The creek's headwaters are just east of the town of Pukwana and its mouth is in the city of Chamberlain. In addition to the two communities, the creek flows through the Pukwana and Chamberlain townships. Lake Wanalain is a reservoir along the creek in the western part of Pukwana Township that is created by the Wanalain Lake Dam. American Creek received its name directly from Lewis and Clark. See also * List of rivers of South Dakota This is a list of rivers in the state of South Dakota in the United States. By tributary Minnesota River watershed * Little Minnesota River ** Jorgenson River *Whetstone River *North Fork Yellow Bank River *South Fork Yellow Bank River *West Bran ... References Rivers of Brule County, South Dakota Rivers of South Dakota Tributaries of the Miss ...
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Bad River (South Dakota)
The Bad River ( Lakota: ''wakpá-šiča''; "river-bad") is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 30, 2011 in central South Dakota in the United States. The river is formed at Philip, South Dakota, by the confluence of its North and South forks. The North Fork Bad River rises in eastern Pennington County and flows east-southeast to Philip, while the South Fork Bad River rises at the confluence of Whitewater Creek and Big Buffalo Creek in Jackson County, within the Buffalo Gap National Grassland, and flows northeast to Philip. The main stem of the Bad River flows east-northeast from Philip, passing Midland and Capa. It joins the Missouri at Fort Pierre. The Bad drainage basin is about and is located south of the Cheyenne River in the Pierre Hills and Southern Plateaus. The river basin is noted for deposits of manganese and fuller's earth. At ...
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Cherry Creek (South Dakota)
Cherry Creek is a tributary of the Cheyenne River, approximately 50 mi (80 km), in central South Dakota in the United States. Cherry Creek was so named on account of the cherry trees along its course. It rises in the prairie country of northern Meade County, and flows southeast and east, across the southwest corner of the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation, and past Red Scaffold. It joins the Cheyenne at the town of Cherry Creek. See also *List of rivers of South Dakota This is a list of rivers in the state of South Dakota in the United States. By tributary Minnesota River watershed * Little Minnesota River ** Jorgenson River *Whetstone River *North Fork Yellow Bank River *South Fork Yellow Bank River *West Bran ... References Rivers of South Dakota Rivers of Meade County, South Dakota Rivers of Ziebach County, South Dakota {{SouthDakota-river-stub ...
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Spearfish Creek (South Dakota)
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Redwater River (South Dakota)
Redwater River is a river located in Butte County, South Dakota, a tributary of the Belle Fourche River. It is near Belle Fourche, South Dakota Belle Fourche (; ) is a city in and the county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States. Its population was 5,617 at the 2020 census. It is near the geographic center of the United States, which moved some 550 miles northwest from the .... References Rivers of Butte County, South Dakota {{SouthDakota-river-stub ...
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Owl Creek (South Dakota)
Owl Creek may refer to: * Owl Creek (Colorado) * Owl Creek (North Fork Charrette Creek), a stream in Missouri * Owl Creek (North River), a stream in Missouri * Owl Creek (Sni-A-Bar Creek), a stream in Missouri * Owl Creek (Sugar Creek), a stream in Missouri * Owl Creek, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Owl Creek (Wisconsin), a stream in Wisconsin * Owl Creek Mountains, Wyoming * Owl Creek, Wyoming, a census-designated place * Owl Creek, a firing range at Fort Hood, Texas See also * "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce. Described as "one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature","An Occurrence at Owl Creek ...
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Belle Fourche River
The Belle Fourche River (pronounced ''bel FOOSH''; lkt, Šahíyela Wakpá) is a tributary of the Cheyenne River, approximately long, in the U.S. states of Wyoming and South Dakota. It is part of the Mississippi River watershed via the Cheyenne and Missouri rivers. In the latter part of the 19th century, the Belle Fourche River was known as the North Fork of the Cheyenne River. Belle Fourche is a name derived from French meaning "beautiful fork". Description It rises in northeastern Wyoming, in southern Campbell County, approximately north of Wright. It flows northeast around the north side of the Bear Lodge Mountains, past Moorcroft and Devils Tower. Near the state line with Montana, it turns abruptly southeast and flows in western South Dakota, past Belle Fourche and around the north side of the Black Hills. In southern Meade County near Hereford, it turns ENE and joins the Cheyenne approximately ENE of Rapid City. The point at which the river flows out of Wyoming ...
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Castle Creek (South Dakota)
Castle Creek is a tributary of Rapid Creek, approximately 14 mi (23 km) long, in western South Dakota in the United States. It rises out of Deerfield Reservoir, in the Black Hills in Pennington County approximately 15 mi (24 km) NNW of Custer. It flows north and east, joining Rapid Creek approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Silver City. Castle Creek received its name on account of castle-like rock formations of the nearby canyon. See also *List of rivers of South Dakota This is a list of rivers in the state of South Dakota in the United States. By tributary Minnesota River watershed * Little Minnesota River ** Jorgenson River *Whetstone River *North Fork Yellow Bank River *South Fork Yellow Bank River *West Bran ... References Rivers of South Dakota Black Hills Rivers of Pennington County, South Dakota {{SouthDakota-river-stub ...
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Rapid Creek (South Dakota)
Rapid Creek is a tributary of the Cheyenne River, approximately 86 mi (138 km) long, in South Dakota in the United States. The creek's name comes from the Sioux Indians of the area, for the many rapids in the stream. Course It rises in southwestern South Dakota, in the Black Hills National Forest in the Black Hills in Pennington County. It flows east, is joined by Castle Creek, past Silver City and through the Pactola Reservoir. Emerging from the Black Hills, it flows through Rapid City, past Farmingdale, and joins the Cheyenne River approximately 13 mi (21 km) southwest of Wasta. 1972 flood The Rapid Creek is most noted for the Black Hills flood of 1972, in which 238 people perished in Rapid City and in the Black Hills. Since the flood, a flood plain has been established throughout the city making development along the banks inconsiderable. See also *List of rivers of South Dakota This is a list of rivers in the state of South Dakota in the ...
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