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Lake Henry (Bon Homme County, South Dakota)

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33: 430: 40: 262:. The lake was named in honor of State Senator Henry Brown of Bon Homme County. The original dam was constructed in 1937. By the late 1980s, however, decades of erosion had degraded the lake and use had declined considerably. Plans to renovate the lake began in 1991 after extensive damage to the 266:
was discovered. In 1994, the dam was breached and the lake drained to allow spillway repairs and the removal of accumulated sediments. The renovation project quickly ground to a halt when funding was withdrawn and the lake remained dry for nearly a decade. In 2002, funding for the project was
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with dock on southeast corner with public restrooms. There are two handicapped accessible fishing piers. The entire lake is designated a "no wake zone".
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mile (0.60 km) downstream and construction began late in 2002. The dam was completed in 2003 and completely filled with water in 2005.
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restored. It was determined more economical to build a new dam rather than rebuild the old one. A new site was chosen
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Henry (Bon Homme County, South Dakota)
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Location of the artificial lake in South Dakota.
Bon Homme County
South Dakota
United States
43°08′35″N 97°42′05″W / 43.1431319°N 97.7014388°W / 43.1431319; -97.7014388
Lake type
Reservoir
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
Basin
United States
Surface area
msl
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Henry (Bon Homme County, South Dakota)
not a well-defined measure
artificial lake
dam
Dawson Creek (South Dakota)
Bon Homme County, South Dakota
Scotland
James River
watershed
spillway
fishing
recreation
stocked
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
largemouth bass
yellow perch
channel catfish

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