Fisheries & Missouri River Impoundment Files (RESTRICTED), 1949 - 1964

Series — Box: 9855

Identifier: ACC 92-031

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This series contains fisheries and Missouri River impoundments files, created by and for the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, with files ranging from 1949 to 1964, mainly regarding construction, fishing, and development of the Oahe, Big Bend, Ft. Randall and Gavins Point Dams and Reservoirs. These files consists of reports, maps, correspondence, memorandum, statistics and population studies by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, and federal organizations like the U.S. Corps of Engineers and the Department of the Interior. As well, the series contains 1956 and 1957 handwritten records, potentially written by Robert L. Hanten, regarding traffic and fishing-related statistics such as Age-Growth and Netting Data of Gavins Point, Ft. Randall, and Wheeler.

Dates

1949 - 1964

Restrictions

Public access to construction plans, blue prints, and infrastructure records is restricted pursuant to SDCL 1-27-1.5(8). Two folders contain blueprints that reveal infrastructure details.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Subjects

Big Bend -- Missouri River -- South Dakota Subject Source: Local sources
Fisheries -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Fort Randall Dam (S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
Gavins Point Dam (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Missouri River -- Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oahe Dam (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oahe Reservoir (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings