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Big Bend Dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota. (Courtesy Army Corps of Engineers)

Will South Dakota be ready when other states come for our water?

BY: - February 19, 2023

The massive volume of reservoirs on the Missouri River is one of the nation’s least-appreciated public resources, but that could change as Western states grow more desperate for water.  “They’re tapped out, and so logic tells you they have to go to the next plentiful resource, which ultimately is the Missouri River,” said Troy Larson, […]