Redwater River (South Dakota)

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Redwater River
Redwater River (South Dakota)
Etymology Lakota People
Native nameMniša-Wakpála (Lakota)
Location
Country United States
State South Dakota
Counties Butte County, Lawrence County
Cities Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Redwater Creek and Crow Creek [1]
 • location Butte County, South Dakota
 • coordinates 44°34′27″N104°00′15″W / 44.57426°N 104.00427°W / 44.57426; -104.00427
 • elevation3,363 ft (1,025 m)
Mouth Belle Fourche River [1]
 • location
 Belle Fourche, South Dakota
 • coordinates
 44°40′21″N103°50′43″W / 44.67243°N 103.84540°W / 44.67243; -103.84540
 • elevation
3,117 ft (950 m)

Redwater River is a river located in Butte and Lawrence counties in South Dakota, United States; it is a tributary of the Belle Fourche River. [1] It's mouth is in the city of Belle Fourche. [2] [3]

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History

The town of Belle Fourche was settled at the end of the 19th century during the time when much of the Black Hills was receiving an influx of settlers. Its name, meaning "Beautiful Fork" in French, refers to the confluence of the Redwater River with the Belle Fourche River. [4] This area was originally the site of the S&B Ranch, established by Seth Bullock and Sol Star. [5]

Wildlife

The Redwater River is home to many of the typical freshwater species of the region, including the creek chub, [finescale dace], river shiner, shorthead redhorse, white sucker, and the mountain sucker [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Redwater River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "USGS Site Map for USGS 06433000 REDWATER RIVER ABOVE BELLE FOURCHE, SD". waterdata.usgs.gov.
  3. ↑ "Redwater River Fishing near Belle Fourche, South Dakota | HookandBullet.com". www.hookandbullet.com.
  4. ↑ "Building the West by the Beautiful Forks".
  5. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Form, Butte County Courthouse and Historic Jail Building".
  6. ↑ "Fishes of South Dakota".

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