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Updated July 2026

Wakesurfing in South Dakota

0 South Dakota lakes rated for wakesurf suitability on measured depth and surface area. Each one also carries an A–F water-quality grade, so you can pick water that is both rideable and clean.
  • 0 rated lakes

South Dakota wake-sport rules

South Dakota has no statewide wakesurfing-specific regulation. Waters carry boating or motor restrictions and public water safety zones (no-wake areas) listed by county in the state boating handbook, but there are no wake-surf-specific distance/depth/acreage thresholds statewide.

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Rated lakes

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Also in South Dakota

4 more South Dakota water bodies appear in the wakesurf inventory but are not yet in the LakeQuality graded dataset, so they have no detail page. They are listed here for completeness and are queued for the next data pull.

  • Bbdlk0987a Lake · Lyman County
  • Ftrlk0880a Lake · Charles Mix County
  • Lake Poinsett
  • Lake Sharpe

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