4,655 ft (1,419 m) above sea level at the top of the spillway
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Southwestern South Dakota
Sculptures
Mount Rushmore (National memorial)
Crazy Horse
Geologic and natural history
Badlands (National park)
The Mammoth Site
Needles
Spearfish Canyon
Mountains
Black Hills
Bear Butte (National Historic Landmark)
Black Elk Peak
Caves
Wind Cave (National park)
Jewel Cave (National monument)
Forests and wildernesses
Custer (State Park)
Black Hills (National Forest)
Black Elk (Wilderness)
Buffalo Gap (National Grassland)
Lakes
Sylvan
Pactola
Scenic byways
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
Spearfish Canyon
Historic sites
Minuteman Missile (National Historic Site)
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Pactola Lake is the largest and deepest reservoir in the Black Hills, located 15 miles west of Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Constructed in 1952, the dam and waters are managed by the Bureau of Reclamation, with the surrounding land managed by the US Forest Service as part of Black Hills National Forest, which operates a visitor center located on the south side of the dam.[2] Facilities include campgrounds, hiking trails, picnic areas, cliffs, and a beach.[1][3]
^ abcd"Pactola Reservoir Complex". United States Forest Service. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^Wesolick, Eric (June 6, 2024). "South Dakota Tribes tell their story at Pactola". KOTA TV. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"Pactola Dam & Reservoir Flood Control, Irrigation & Recreation". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
PactolaLake is the largest and deepest reservoir in the Black Hills, located 15 miles west of Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Constructed in...
Program. U.S. Route 385 runs along the crest of the dam. The dam forms PactolaLake, which at over 1,200 acres (490 ha) is the largest and deepest body of...
connects Rapid City, South Dakota, with U.S. Highway 385 at Pactola Junction, just north of PactolaLake. One of the most scenic drives in the Black Hills, SD...
This is a list of lakes in South Dakota. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Lakes portal List of rivers...
the route crosses Cold Spring Creek and provides access to the upstream Lake Norbeck, named after Senator Peter Norbeck, instrumental in establishing...
with a steeply-sided pond. Based on observations from modern ponds and lakes, it is estimated that this pond slowly infilled with silt over a period...
They moved north, establishing the towns of Hill City, Sheridan, and Pactola. At each spot, they found flakes of gold, but not the bonanza they sought...
from Sylvan Lake, Camp Remington, Highway 244, Palmer Creek Rd., Mount Rushmore, or Horse Thief Lake. From the trailhead at Sylvan Lake in Custer State...
2006 Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act of 2005 An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam...
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