From the visitor's center above Pactola Reservoir, Chuck Carlson can gaze down at the glistening surface and see far into the past. There in the hazy waters of memory, he picks out mining camps and ...
Water releases from Pactola Dam are at their highest level in almost 10 years, as federal officials increase the flow into Rapid Creek to make room in the nearly full reservoir for rain and snow melt.
A 2015 view of the Pactola Reservoir in the Black Hills. (Courtesy of Black Hills National Forest) The federal government approved a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining-related activity in a portion of ...
A 2015 view of the Pactola Reservoir in the Black Hills. (Courtesy of Black Hills National Forest) The federal government approved a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining-related activity in a portion of ...
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — More than 20,000 acres of land and water in the Pactola Reservoir will be safe from any possible drilling or mining for the next 20 years, according to a news release from ...
PIERRE, S.D. | The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has received a $50,000 grant from a nonprofit group to improve water quality and fish habitat in the Black Hills. The donation from ...
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Beginning on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, U.S. Highway 385 from the south end of Pactola Dam to Taylor Ranch Road will be closed to through traffic. The roadway will reopen in March ...
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — An 8.1-mile stretch of US385 in the Black Hills, between Sheridan Lake Road and Pactola Reservoir, will be rebuilt, but at a much higher cost than the South Dakota Department of ...
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A new South Dakota state record lake trout was caught Jan. 23 from Pactola Reservoir by Aaron Jones of Rapid City. Weighing in at 30 pounds even, the record lake trout surpassed ...