Running Water, South Dakota

Running Water, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Looking toward the Chief Standing Bear Bridge near the boat ramp
Running Water
Coordinates: 42°46′12″N 97°59′2″W / 42.77000°N 97.98389°W / 42.77000; -97.98389Coordinates: 42°46′12″N 97°59′2″W / 42.77000°N 97.98389°W / 42.77000; -97.98389
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Bon Homme
Area
 • Total 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
 • Land 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,251 ft (381 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 36
 • Density 17/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-56820[1]
GNIS feature ID 1257520[2]

Running Water is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 36 at the 2010 census.[3]

The community's name Running Water is a former variant name of the nearby Niobrara River.[4]

Geography

Running Water is located on the north side of the Missouri River in southern Bon Homme County along the South Dakota-Nebraska state line. South Dakota Highway 37 crosses the Missouri at Running Water, becoming Nebraska Highway 14 on the opposite shore. SD 37 leads north and east 10 miles (16 km) to Springfield, and NE 14 leads south and west 3 miles (5 km) to Niobrara.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Running Water CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all of it land.[3]

Running Water is located along the upper portion of Lewis and Clark Lake, a Missouri River reservoir. The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks operates a small recreational area for lake and river access including a boat ramp at Running Water.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Running Water CDP, South Dakota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 59.
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