South Dakota

River	County	Reach	Length (miles)	Description	Potential Classification	ORVs	Watershed (HUC Code 8)	Year Listed/ Updated	Other State
Belle Fourche River	Meade, Butte	Vale, SD to confluence with Cheyenne River	122	Large stream in wide floodplain with good flow; high-priority fishery resource (FWS).		Fish	Lower Cheyenne	1982
Big Sioux River	Minnehaha	Upper confluence of Dells of the Sioux River to I-90 Bridge north of Sioux Falls	23	Meandering stream with unique geologic processes visible in area of the Dells of the Sioux River.		Cultural, Geologic, Recreational, Scenic	Lower Big Sioux	1982
Cheyenne River	Ziebach, Haakon, Meade, Fall River, Pennington, Custer, Shannon	Slate Springs Draw (Sec. 1, T8S, R6E) to Lake Oahe	245	Wide, shallow, meandering stream bed in broad flood plain with massive, steep bluffs; outstanding wildlife diversity; high-proirity fishery resource (FWS); travel route for Cheyenne, some tipi rings; high potential for National Register quality cultural resources.		Cultural, Fish, Historic, Scenic, Wildlife	Middle Cheyenne-Spring	1982
French Creek	Custer	Stockade Reservoir to east boundary Custer State Park	25	Scenic mountain stream, steep canyons; rapids; important petroglyph site.		Cultural, Recreational, Scenic	Middle Cheyenne-Spring	1982
James River	Spink, Brown	Columbia Road Dam to US Highway 212	164	Slow-moving, meandering prairie stream; mixed hardwood timber interspersed with thickly vegetated marshes and brushy fields; varied and abundant wildlife community in midst of surrounding prairie environment; important fish production area; historic trading post site.		Cultural, Fish, Geologic, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife	Middle James	1982
Little Minnesota River	Roberts	Highway 25 north of Claire City to mouth at Minnesota River	53	Cool-water stream supporting trout fishery; area rich in Indianheritage and legend.		Cultural, Fish, Geologic, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife	Upper Minnesota	1982
Little Spearfish Creek	Lawrence	Headwaters to confluence with Spearfish Creek	14	Exceptionally scenic mountain stream in very deep, narrow canyon; highest-value fishery resource (FWS).		Fish, Recreational, Scenic	Redwater	1982
Whetstone River, North Fork	Grant, Roberts	Interstate 29 to mouth at Whetstone River	42	Densely wooded areas; riffles and pools; northern pike population.		Fish, Scenic, Wildlife	Upper Minnesota	1982
White River	Lyman, Melette, Jones, Tripp, Jackson, Shannon, Washabaugh, Pennington	Rocky Ford highway (HW 27) crossing to Fort Randall Reservoir	333	Large river in wide floodplain; traverses outstanding badland geologic process; high-priority fishery resource (FWS); known Paleo sites and mammoth kill site.		Cultural, Geologic, Scenic	Fort Randall Reservoir	1982
Yellow Bank River, South Fork	Grant	Grant/Deuel county line to MN/SD line	23	Cool water stream with pools and riffles; sustains introduced brook trout populations		Cultural, Fish, Geologic, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Wildlife	Upper Minnesota	1982