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South Dakota is situated in the north-central United States, and is considered to be a part of the Midwest by the U.S. Census Bureau, [1] although the Great Plains region also covers the state. Additionally, the culture, economy, and geography of western South Dakota has more in common with the West than the Midwest.
South Dakota National Natural Landmarks (clickable map) Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description Ancient River Warren Channel: 1965: Grant:
Map of Palliser's Triangle. Canadian section of the Missouri Coteau. The Missouri Coteau, or Missouri Plateau, (French: Coteau du Missouri) is a large plateau that stretches along the eastern side of the valley of the Missouri River in central North Dakota and north-central South Dakota in the United States.
The Big Bend is a large meander of the Missouri River in South Dakota, now impounded by the Big Bend Dam, 7 miles (11 km) to its south, as part of Lake Sharpe. The meander is about 22 miles (35 km) long and at its narrowest, its neck is about 3,440 feet (1.05 km) wide.
This is a list of places incorporated in the U.S. state of South Dakota as cities. Municipalities in South Dakota can also be incorporated as towns. South Dakota has one incorporated village, Wentworth, Lake County. [1] There are 310 municipalities.
There are 16 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in South Dakota, one of which is shared with Iowa and listed by the National Park Service as primarily in that state. They have been designated in 13 of South Dakota's 66 counties. Most are along rivers, long the chief areas of human settlement in this arid place.
The lower 15 mi (24 km) of the river form an arm of the Lake Oahe reservoir. It is the northernmost of South Dakota's major West River streams: the Grand, Moreau, Cheyenne, Bad, and White. Draining about 5,200 square miles (13,000 km 2) of the northern plateaus of the state, the Grand receives most of its water from snowmelt.
The current-dollar gross state product of South Dakota was $39.8 billion as of 2010, the fifth-smallest total state output in the U.S. [132] The per capita personal income was $38,865 in 2010, ranked 25th in the U.S., [133] and 12.5% of the population was below the poverty line in 2008. [134]