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South Fork Grand River (South Dakota)

Coordinates: 45°43′29.98″N 102°17′1.57″W / 45.7249944°N 102.2837694°W / 45.7249944; -102.2837694
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South Fork Grand River
Tributary to Grand River
South Fork Grand River (South Dakota) is located in South Dakota
South Fork Grand River (South Dakota)
Location of South Fork Grand River mouth
South Fork Grand River (South Dakota) is located in the United States
South Fork Grand River (South Dakota)
South Fork Grand River (South Dakota) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountiesPerkins
Harding
Physical characteristics
SourceBuffalo Creek divide
 • locationabout 12 miles southwest of Buffalo, South Dakota
 • coordinates45°27′14.98″N 103°43′1.72″W / 45.4541611°N 103.7171444°W / 45.4541611; -103.7171444[1]
 • elevation3,500 ft (1,100 m)[1]
MouthGrand River
 • location
Shadehill Reservoir
 • coordinates
45°43′29.98″N 102°17′1.57″W / 45.7249944°N 102.2837694°W / 45.7249944; -102.2837694[1]
 • elevation
2,274 ft (693 m)[1]
Length143.15 mi (230.38 km)[2]
Basin size2,283.21 square miles (5,913.5 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationGrand River
 • average115.36 cu ft/s (3.267 m3/s) at mouth with Grand River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionGrand RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemGrand River
Tributaries 
 • leftBig 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
 • rightClarks 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
BridgesGilbert-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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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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