Shadehill Reservoir

Shadehill Reservoir
Location Perkins County, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°45′09″N 102°12′07″W / 45.75250°N 102.20194°W / 45.75250; -102.20194Coordinates: 45°45′09″N 102°12′07″W / 45.75250°N 102.20194°W / 45.75250; -102.20194
Type artificial lake
Primary inflows North Fork Grand River, South Fork Grand River
Primary outflows Grand River
Catchment area 2,176,000 acres (8,810 km2)[1]
Basin countries United States
Surface area 4,693 acres (18.99 km2)[1]
Max. depth 62 ft (19 m)[1]
Water volume 121,483 acre·ft (0.149847 km3)[1]
Surface elevation 2,287 ft (697 m)[2]

Shadehill Reservoir is a reservoir on the Grand River in Perkins County, South Dakota, USA. The lake was created by the construction of Shadehill Dam by the United States Bureau of Reclamation in 1951.[3]

The reservoir has two primary inflows: North Fork Grand River and South Fork Grand River. The single Grand River serves as the only outflow.

Species of fish in the lake include walleye, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, yellow perch, northern pike, and common carp.[1]

Shadehill Reservoir is the location of the Shadehill Recreation Area, which is managed by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks.[3] The recreation area includes facilities for camping and several boatlaunch ramps.[3]

Also, located around the reservoir is the Hugh Glass Lakeside Use Area, named for the mountain man, Hugh Glass, which features several campsites.[3] A historical monument to Hugh Glass now stands, near the site of his mauling, on the southern shore of Shadehill Reservoir, at the forks of the Grand River.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "South Dakota Statewide Fisheries Survey 2102-F21-R-40 (Shadehill Reservoir)" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Shadehill Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Shadehill Recreation Area". South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
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