S.D. Admin. R. 41:04:02:51 - Pennington County public water safety zones

Pennington County public water safety zones are as follows:

(1) The waters of Deerfield Reservoir are a "no wake zone";

(2) Pactola Reservoir:

(a) The waters inside the bay at Custer Gulch, commonly known as the South Marina, south of a line beginning 1,000 feet north of the marina store on the east shore of the bay and running approximately in a straight line west across the water to the west shore of the bay are a "no wake zone";

(b) The waters of Ranger Bay, commonly known as the South Boat Launch, southeast of a line beginning approximately 800 feet east of the boat launch and running in an arc northwesterly across the water to a point on the west shoreline of the bay where the section line between sections 3 and 10 of township 1 north, range 5 east, intersects the shoreline are a "no wake zone";

(c) The waters fronting the shoreline on the west side of the Pactola Point Day Use Area beginning at a point approximately due west of the north end of the Day Use Area parking lot, extending out into the water approximately 150 feet, then southerly for approximately 300 feet, then easterly to a point on the shoreline approximately due west of the south end of the Day Use Area parking lot are a "public swimming zone";

(d) The waters of Brennan Gulch, commonly known as the Veterans Point Day Fishing Access Area, north of a line beginning at the island off the point and extending approximately in a straight line easterly to the opposing shoreline on the face of the dam are a "no wake zone";

(e) The waters of Web Hill Draw, commonly known as the North Boat Launch, north of a line beginning at a point 500 feet south of the boat launch on the west shoreline of the bay and extending approximately in a straight line across the water to the east shoreline of the bay are a "no wake zone";

(f) The waters of Bear Gulch lying south of an east-west line across the embayment approximately 1,000 feet north of the south end of the bay are a "no wake zone";

(g) The waters of Pactola Lake west of a line beginning approximately 1,500 feet east of the rock point at the mouth of Jenny Gulch on the north shoreline at Helen Draw and extending approximately in a straight line in a southeasterly direction to the opposing shoreline, including the waters of Inlet Bay, Empress Gulch, and Jenny Gulch, are a "no wake zone";

(h) The waters of Boarding House Gulch north of a line beginning approximately 600 feet south of the section line dividing section 34, township 2 north, range 5 east and section 3, township 1 north, range 5 east of the west shoreline of the bay and extending approximately in a straight line easterly across the water to the east shoreline of the bay are a "no wake zone"; and

(i) The waters of the bay northeast of the U.S. Forest Service Campground Loop "B", commonly known as Musekamp Draw, lying southwest of a line beginning at the northwest point at the mouth of the bay and extending southeasterly in approximately a straight line across the water to the southeast point at the mouth of the bay are a "no wake zone";

(3) Sheridan Lake:

(a) The waters of Horse Creek Bay, commonly known as the North Marina, northwest of a line beginning approximately 1,240 feet east of the boat ramp on the north shoreline and extending approximately in a straight line southwesterly to the opposing shoreline are a "no wake zone";

(b) The waters fronting on the north shoreline of Horse Creek Bay, extending out into the water approximately 150 feet, from a point on the shoreline 230 feet east of the north swim beach comfort station to a point 230 feet south of the north swim beach comfort station are a "public swimming zone";

(c) The waters of the Spring Creek inlet south of a line beginning at a point approximately 450 feet northeast of the south swim beach comfort station on the southeast shoreline of the bay and extending in approximately a straight line across the water to the opposing shoreline are a "no wake zone";

(d) The waters fronting on the southeast shoreline of the Spring Creek Inlet Bay, extending out into the water approximately 150 feet, from a point on the shoreline approximately 215 feet north of the south swim beach comfort station to a point 180 feet northwest of the south swim beach comfort station are a "public swimming zone";

(e) The waters of the bay on the southwest side of the Sheridan Lake Campground complex southwest of a line beginning at a point on the west point of the bay and extending approximately in a straight line southeasterly to the opposing shoreline on the east side of Calumet Point are a "no wake zone";

(f) The waters of Calumet Bay, commonly known as the South Boat Launch area, south of a line beginning at a point 475 feet north of the boat ramp on the west shoreline of the bay, extending approximately in a straight line northwesterly to the opposing shoreline on the east shoreline of the bay are a "no wake zone"; and

(4) The waters of Canyon Lake are an "electric motor zone."

Notes

S.D. Admin. R. 41:04:02:51

SL 1975, ch 16; 43 SDR 146, effective 5/22/2017; 46 SDR 011, effective 7/29/2019; 46 SDR 074, effective 12/2/2019; 47 SDR 038, effective 10/6/2020

General Authority: SDCL 32-3A-1(3)(4).

Law Implemented: SDCL 32-3A-1(3)(4).