Tailrace Recreation Area
Tailrace Recreation Area is a park in Hughes, South Dakota. Tailrace Recreation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Grey Goose.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oahe Dam.
Oahe Dam
Dam
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Oahe Dam is a large earthen dam on the Missouri River, just north of Pierre, South Dakota, United States. Begun in 1948 and opened in 1962, the dam creates Lake Oahe, the fourth-largest man-made reservoir in the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Lakes and Pierre.
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes region of South Dakota is in the central part of the state in the United States of America. It follows the course of the Missouri River from North Dakota South to Nebraska.
Pierre
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.
Pierre is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,091. Pierre is the eleventh-most populous city of South Dakota, and the second-least populous U.S. state capital.
Tailrace Recreation Area
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Hughes, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.4447° or 44° 26′ 41″ northLongitude
-100.38597° or 100° 23′ 10″ westElevation
1,447 feet (441 metres)Open location code
85PXCJV7+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 357088257OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5769614
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