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Lake Francis Case
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Lake Francis Case, one of the most popular recreation spots in the Great Plains, is located along the Missouri River in south-central South Dakoga. Lake Francis Case is one of four reservoirs constructed along the Missouri River in South Dakota; the other three are Lewis and Clark Lake, Lake Sharpe, and Lake Oahe. Stretching 107 miles from the community of Pickstown to Big Bend Dam near Fort Thompson, South Dakota, Lake Francis Case offers a wide verity of recreational actives from fishing, camping, swimming, boating, bird watching, water-skiing, and hunting.
Authorized by the Flood control Act of 1944, Lake Francis Case was created by impounding the Missouri River. Construction of Fort Randall Dam began in 1946 and was completed in 1956 as a project of the Omaha District Corps of Engineers. The purpose of the dam was to provide flood control as well as hydroelectric power, navigation support, irrigation, municipal water supply, fish and wildlife management, and recreation. For ... (read more about Lake Francis Case, South Dakota)
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