Some local boat ramps still closed due to high water

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Several boat ramps around the area are still closed due to high waters.

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has an update list of the status of the boat ramps on its website, sdgfp.info.

Here is a list of the boat ramps as of Monday:

- American Creek Campground, Chamberlain, closed

- American Creek Marina, Chamberlain, open

- Buryanek, near Platte, open

- Cedar Shores high water ramp, near Oacoma, open

- Dude Ranch, near Oacoma, closed

- Elm Creek, near Chamberlain, open, use at own risk

- North Point North Bay, near Pickstown, closed

- North Point St. Francis Bay, near Pickstown, open

- North Point Prairie Dog Bay, near Pickstown, open

- North Wheeler, near Platte, open

- Pease Creek, near Geddes, closed

- Platte Creek, near Platte, open

- Snake Creek North, near Platte, closed

- Snake Creek South, near Platte, open

- South Scalp Creek, near Fairfax, closed

- South Shore, south end of Fort Randall Dam, open

- South Wheeler, near Bonesteel, closed

- West Bridge, near Platte, open

- Whetstone Bay, near Bonesteel, closed

- Whetstone Bay high water ramp, near Bonesteel, open, use at own risk

- White Swan, near Lake Andes, closed.

The GF&P reminds boaters to use good judgment when launching from any ramp.

Tags: outdoors, sports, boating, fishing, docks