Alvin Dam
Alvin Dam is a dam in Springdale Township, Lincoln, South Dakota. Alvin Dam is situated nearby to the reservoir Lake Alvin, as well as near the hamlet Shindler.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Alvin and Blood Run Site.
Lake Alvin
Reservoir
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Lake Alvin is an artificial lake in Lincoln County, South Dakota between Harrisburg, South Dakota and Granite, Iowa. The lake is formed by a dam on Nine Mile Creek just before it enters the Big Sioux River, east of Harrisburg.
Blood Run Site
Archaeological site
The Blood Run Site is an archaeological site on the border of the US states of Iowa and South Dakota. The site was essentially populated for 8,500 years, within which earthworks structures were built by the Oneota Culture and occupied by descendant tribes such as the Ioway, Otoe, Missouri, and shared with Quapaw and later Kansa, Osage, and Omaha people. Blood Run Site is situated 2½ miles northeast of Alvin Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shindler and Granite.
Shindler
Hamlet
Shindler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 607 at the 2020 census. Shindler is situated 3 miles northwest of Alvin Dam.
Granite
Hamlet
Granite is an unincorporated community in Sioux Township, Lyon County, Iowa, United States, near the historic Blood Run Site and the Gitchie Manitou State Preserve. Granite is situated 3½ miles northeast of Alvin Dam.
Harrisburg
Town
Harrisburg is a city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States and is a suburb of Sioux Falls. The population was 6,732 at the 2020 census. Harrisburg is situated 4½ miles west of Alvin Dam.
Alvin Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States of America
- Location: Springdale Township, Lincoln, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Alvin Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alvin Dam”
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