Oahe Downstream Recreation Area

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Oahe Downstream Recreation Area
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Oahe Downstream Recreation Area
Location in South Dakota
Location Stanley County, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates 44°26′13″N100°23′59″W / 44.43694°N 100.3998°W / 44.43694; -100.3998 [1]
Area456 acres (185 ha) [2]
Established2002 (as a state recreation area)
Administered by South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks
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Oahe Downstream Recreation Area is a state recreation area in Stanley County, South Dakota in the United States. The recreation area is named for being immediately downstream of the Oahe Dam and Lake Oahe, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam and reservoir. The recreation area is located along the Missouri River seven miles upstream of the state capitol of Pierre, and is popular for camping, fishing and other water-based recreation. [1]

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History

The recreation area was developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers following construction of Oahe Dam. Legislation passed by Congress in 2002 transferred management of the recreation area to the State of South Dakota under terms of a lease in perpetuity from the Army Corps of Engineers. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oahe Downstream Recreation Area". South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Final Oahe Dam/Lake Oahe Master Plan" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. p. 6-229. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
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