South Dakota Fish Consumption Advisories
Each year, the Departments of Health, Environment and Natural Resources, and Game Fish and Parks cooperate to perform fish collection and sampling. The Department of Health issues consumption advisories.
The state of South Dakota has issued consumption advisories based on Mercury concentrations in fish, for: Bitter Lake, Coal Springs Lake, Island Lake (North), Lake Isabel, Hurley Lake, Opitz Lake, Pudwel Lake, the West Highway 81 / Twin Lakes complex, Reid Lake, and Roosevelt Lake. For information pertaining to consumption recommendations, click on the lake name (in blue) below or visit the Department of Health website.
| Waterbodies Tested (1994 - 2009) | |
| Amsden Lake, Day County | Lake Oahe (West Whitlock), Potter County |
| Angostura Reservoir, Fall River County | Lake Oakwood (East Oakwood Lake), Brookings County |
| Antelope Lake, Day County | Lake Pocasse, Campbell County |
| Bear Butte Creek, Lawrence County | Lake Poinsett, Hamlin County |
| Beaver Lake, Minnehaha County | Lake Roosevelt, Tripp County |
| Beaver Lake, Minnehaha County | Lake Sharpe (Farm Island Area), Hughes County |
| Belle Fourche Reservoir, Butte County | Lake Sharpe (Joe Creek Area), Hughes/Lyman County |
| Belle Fourche River (near Vale), Butte County | Lake Sharpe (North Shore Area), Buffalo/Lyman County |
| Big Sioux River, Minnehaha County | Lake Sinai, Brookings County |
| Bitter Lake, Day County | Lake Sinai, Brookings County |
| Blue Dog Lake, Day County | Lake Thompson, Kingsbury County |
| Brakke Dam, Lyman County | Lemmon Lake (East), Perkins County |
| Brant Lake, Lake County | Little Missouri, Harding County |
| Buffalo Lake, South - Marshall County | Little Moreau #1, Dewey County |
| Bullhead Lake, Duel County | Little Moreau Impoundment Lake # 1, Dewey County |
| Bullhead Lake, Roberts County | Long Lake, Codington County |
| Cattail Lake, Marshall County | Lynn Lake, Day County |
| Cavour Lake, Beadle County | Mankey Slough, Clark County |
| Cheyenne River (below Edgement), Fall River County | Marindahl Lake, Yankton County |
| Cheyenne River (near Angostura Reservoir), Fall River County | McCook Lake, Union County |
| Cheyenne River (near Wasta), Pennington County | McNenney State Fish Hatchery, Lawrence County |
| Clear Lake, Marshall County | Mina Lake (Lake Parmley), Edmunds County |
| Clear Lake, Marshall County | Missouri River - Below Gavins Point Dam, Yankton County |
| Cleghorn Springs Hatchery, Pennington County | Missouri River, Yankton County |
| Coal Springs Dam, Perkins County | Murdo Lake, Jones County |
| Cottonwood Lake, Sully County | Newell Lake, Butte County |
| Crooked Lake, Grant County | North Fork of Whetstone, Grant County |
| Curlew Lake, Meade County | North Twin Lake, Minnehaha County |
| Deerfield Reservoir, Pennington County | Orman Dam (Belle Fourche Reservoir), Butte County |
| Diamond Lake, Minnehaha County | Pactola Reservoir, Pennington County |
| Diamond Lake, Minnehaha County | Pelican Lake, Codington County |
| Dry Lake #2, Clark County | Pickerel Lake, Day County |
| Dry Lake, Codington County | Pickerel Lake, Day County |
| East 81 Lake, Brookings County (see West 81 Lake/Twin Lakes Complex, Brookings/Kingsbury County) | Piyas Lake, Marshall County |
| Elm Lake, Brown County | Pott's Dam, Potter County |
| Elm Lake, Brown County | Pudwell Dam, Corson County |
| Enemy Swim Lake, Day County | Punished Women Lake, Codington County |
| Fate Dam, Lyman County | Rapid Creek, Pennington County |
| Hayes Lake, Stanley County | Red Iron Lake, South - Marshall County |
| Horseshoe Lake, Day County | Reetz Lake, Day County |
| Hurricane Lake, Roberts County | Reid Lake, Clark County |
| Isabel Lake, Dewey County | Richmond Dam, Brown County |
| Island Lake (North), Minnehaha County | Roosevelt Lake, Tripp County |
| James River, Beadle County | Rose Hill Lake, Hand County |
| Lake Albert, Grant County | Roy Lake, Marshall County |
| Lake Alice, Duel County | Rush Lake, Day County |
| Lake Alvin, Lincoln County | School Lake, Deuel County |
| Lake Byre, Lyman County | Shadehill Reservoir, Perkins County |
| Lake Byron, Beadle County | Sheridan Lake, Pennington County |
| Lake Campbell, Brookings County | Simon Dam, Potter County |
| Lake Carthage, Miner County | Soukup Pond, Minnehaha County |
| Lake Dimock, Hutchinson County | South Twin Lake, Minnehaha County |
| Lake Faulkton, Faulk County | Spearfish Creek, Lawrence County |
| Lake Francis Case (between White River confluence and Boyer), Lyman/Brule Counties | Staum Dam, Beadle County |
| Lake Francis Case (Pease Creek), Gregory/Charles Mix Counties | Stockade Lake, Custer County |
| Lake Francis Case (Platte/Winner Bridge), Gregory County | Summit Lake, Grant County |
| Lake Francis Case, Lyman County | Swan Lake, Clark County |
| Lake Herman, Lake County | Twin Dam, Stanley County |
| Lake Herman, Lake County | Twin Lake, Sanborn County |
| Lake Hiddenwood, Walworth County | Twin Lakes, Minnehaha County |
| Lake Hurley, Potter County | Vermillion Lake, McCook County |
| Lake Kampeska, Codington County | Vermillion Lake, McCook County |
| Lake Louise, Hand County | Waggoner Lake, Haakon County |
| Lake Madison, Lake County | Wall Lake, Minnehaha County |
| Lake Madison, Lake County | Waubay Lake, Day County |
| Lake Mitchell, Davison County | Waubay Lake, Day County |
| Lake Mitchell, Davison County | West 81 Lake / Twin Lakes Complex, Brookings/Kingsbury County |
| Lake Oahe (Grand River Embayment), Corson County | Whitewood Creek, Lawrence County |
| Lake Oahe (Minneconjou Bay), Stanley County | Wilmarth Lake, Aurora County |
| Lake Oahe (Moreau River Embayment), Dewey County | |
| Waterbodies Tested (2010) | |
| Brakke Lake, Lyman County | Lake Oahe, Stanley/Sully County |
| Eureka Lake, McPherson County | Lake Poinsett, Hamlin County |
| Lake Cochrane, Deuel County | Lake Sharpe, Stanley/Lyman County |
| Lake Dante, Charles Mix County | Mina Lake, Edmunds County |
| Lake Faulkton, Faulk County | Newell Lake, Butte County |
| Lake Isabel, Dewey County | Stockade Lake, Custer County |
| Waterbodies Tested (2011) | |
| Amsden Dam, Day County | Lake Oahe (West Whitlock), Potter County |
| Antelope Lake, Day County | Lake Poinsett, Hamlin County |
| Belle Fourche Reservoir (Orman), Butte County | Little Missouri River, Harding County |
| Blue Dog Lake, Day County | McCook Lake, Union County |
| Brush Lake, Brookings County | Newell Lake, Butte County |
| Burke Lake, Gregory County | Opitz Lake, Day County |
| Cavour Lake, Beadle County | Pactola Reservoir, Pennington County |
| Coal Springs, Perkins County | Reetz Lake, Day County |
| Curlew Lake, Meade County | Reid Lake, Clark County |
| Dry Lake #2, Clark County | Roosevelt Lake, Tripp County |
| Enemy Swim Lake, Day County | Rush Lake, Day County |
| Fate Dam, Lyman County | Shadehill Reservoir, Perkins County |
| Horseshoe Lake, Day County | South Buffalo Lake, Marshall County |
| Lake Byron, Beadle County | Twin Lakes, Minnehaha County |
| Lake Hurley, Potter County | Twin Lakes/Hwy 81, Kingsbury County |
| Lake Louise, Hand County | Waubay Lake, Day County |
| Lake Oahe (Cow Creek), Sully County | Whitewood Lake, Kingsbury County |
| Lake Oahe (Grand River Embayment), Corson County | Wilmarth Lake, Aurora County |
| Lake Oahe (Moreau River Embayment), Dewey County | |
For more information contact:
- Pat Snyder - Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources (605) 773-3351;
- Clark Hepper - Dept. of Health (605) 773-3364; or
- John Lott - Dept. of Game, Fish, & Parks (605) 773-4508.
