The lake is within the James Riverwatershed. 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 spillway 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 The renovation project quickly ground to a halt when funding was withdrawn and the lake remained dry for nearly a decade.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 restored. It was determined more economical to build a new dam rather than rebuild the old one. A new site was chosen ⅜ of a mile downstream and construction began late in 2002. The dam was completed in 2003 and completely filled with water in 2005.[2]
lake, henry, homme, county, south, dakota, lake, henry, small, artificial, lake, formed, construction, across, dawson, creek, south, dakota, homme, county, south, dakota, united, states, about, east, town, scotland, lake, henrylake, henrylocationbon, homme, co. Lake Henry is a small artificial lake formed by the construction of a dam across Dawson Creek South Dakota in Bon Homme County South Dakota United States about 0 75 mi 1 21 km east of the town of Scotland Lake HenryLake HenryLocationBon Homme County South Dakota United StatesCoordinates43 08 35 N 97 42 05 W 43 1431319 N 97 7014388 W 43 1431319 97 7014388Lake typeReservoirPrimary inflowsDawson CreekPrimary outflowsDawson CreekBasin countriesUnited StatesSurface area113 acres 46 ha Average depth6 6 ft 2 0 m 1 Shore length17 mi 11 km Surface elevation1 290 ft 390 m mslReferencesU S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Lake Henry Bon Homme County South Dakota 1 Shore length is not a well defined measure The lake is within the James River watershed 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 spillway 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repairs and the removal of accumulated sediments The renovation project quickly ground to a halt when funding was withdrawn and the lake remained dry for nearly a decade In 2002 funding for the project was restored It was determined more economical to build a new dam rather than rebuild the old one A new site was chosen of a mile downstream and construction began late in 2002 The dam was completed in 2003 and completely filled with water in 2005 2 The lake is popular for fishing and recreation in the area The lake is stocked by the South Dakota Department of Game Fish and Parks Fish species found at Lake Henry include largemouth bass yellow perch channel catfish black crappie bluegill black bullhead green sunfish hybrid sunfish white sucker and carp There is a boat ramp with dock on southeast corner with public restrooms There are two handicapped accessible fishing piers The entire lake is designated a no wake zone 2 See also editList of dams and reservoirs in South Dakota List of lakes in South DakotaReferences edit Lake Henry lake link com Retrieved 17 April 2018 a b Fishing www scotlandsd org Retrieved 17 April 2018 nbsp This South Dakota state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Henry Bon Homme County South Dakota amp oldid 968713386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
