The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Wednesday announced the reopening of three waterbodies in southeast South Dakota that had been included on Governor Noem’s previous “no boating declaration.”
Lake Henry in Bon Homme County, Menno Lake in Hutchinson County, and Marindahl Lake in Yankton County have all been removed from the declaration.
These waterbodies are all existing no-wake zones, and boaters utilizing these waterbodies should use caution as there is debris still below the surface.
“These three waterbodies are impoundments, which means they are generally going to drain quicker than a natural lake,” said Sam Schelhaas, Law Enforcement Chief. “We want to stress to boaters just because these waterbodies are open they need to still be very careful.”
No boating remains in effect on the waters of:
Lake Alvin in Lincoln County,
Swan Lake in Turner County,
Wall Lake in Minnehaha County,
Lake Vermillion in McCook County, and
McCook Lake in Union County, South Dakota.
Per the declaration, GFP Secretary Kevin Robling has been appointed as the Governor’s designee in order for him to add to, delete, or modify boating restrictions for any bodies of water similarly affected in South Dakota.