The Black Hills of South Dakota is virtually unknown as a paddling destination. We often call the Black Hills an island in the prairie. We are a small, 100 by 100 mile bump in an otherwise unforgiving ocean of prairie. Still, being nostalgic, if we are an island in an ocean there must be some water? There is, although the amount is highly variable. The entire Black Hills drains into the Cheyenne River, via its own headwaters, Rapid Creek, and the Belle Fourche River. Most of the waterways out of the Black Hills have multiple man-made dams for flood control, irrigation and recreation. One...
The Black Hills of South Dakota is virtually unknown as a paddling destination. We often call the Black Hills an island in the prairie. We are a small...
