South Fork Grand River (South Dakota) Explained

South Fork Grand River
Name Other:Tributary to Grand River
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of South Fork Grand River mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:South Dakota
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Perkins
Harding
Length:143.15miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Grand River
Discharge1 Avg:115.36cuft/s at mouth with Grand River[2]
Source1:Buffalo Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 12 miles southwest of Buffalo, South Dakota
Source1 Coordinates:45.4542°N -103.7171°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:3500feet
Mouth:Grand River
Mouth Location:Shadehill Reservoir
Mouth Coordinates:45.725°N -102.2838°W
Mouth Elevation:2274feet
Progression:Grand RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Grand River
Tributaries Left:Big Creek, Little Grand River, Jerry Creek, Pine Spring Creek, Graves Creek, Brush Creek, Rush Creek, Slick Creek, Sheep Creek, Boxelder Creek, Jones Creek, Bull Creek, Coal Creek, Horse Creek, Brush Creek, Skull Creek, Olean Creek, Middle Creek, Big Nasty Creek, Duck Creek, Little Nasty Creek, Lodgepole Creek
Tributaries Right:Clarks Fork Creek, Eggland Creek, Prairie Dog Creek, Fisher Creek, Bar H Creek, White Hill Creek, Murphy Creek, Snake Creek, Defenbull Creek, Timber Draw Creek, Box Spring Creek, Butcher Creek
Bridges:Gilbert-Hett Road, US 85, E6 Road (x2), SD 79, White Hill Road, Divide Road, SD 75, White Butte Road

The South Fork of the Grand River is a tributary of the Grand River, approximately 90 mi (145 km) long, in South Dakota in the United States.

It rises in the Badlands of northwestern South Dakota, south of the Cave Hills in western Harding County, and flows east past Buffalo, then past several units of the Grand River National Grassland in northern Perkins County. It joins the North Fork in the Shadehill Reservoir near to form the Grand, which is a tributary of the Missouri.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . January 15, 2023.
  2. Web site: Watershed Report Office of Water US EPA . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . January 15, 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . January 15, 2023.