Running Water, South Dakota
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Running Water is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 47 at the 2020 census.{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau: Running Water CDP, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4656820 |website=www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=27 June 2022 |language=en}}
The community's name Running Water is a former variant name of the nearby Niobrara River.{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=151|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=59}}
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 {{convert|10|mi}} to Springfield, and NE 14 leads south and west {{convert|3|mi|0}} to Niobrara.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Running Water CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.4|km2|disp=flip}}, all of it land.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4656820| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200414/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4656820| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Running Water CDP, South Dakota| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 7, 2014}}
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.
Running Water is famous for having a ferry boat operating during spring-fall, off and on, from 1874 to 1984. This boat would haul people and vehicles across the Missouri River, between Running Water SD and Niobrara NE. The fare at one time was $1 per vehicle. The need for such a service was reduced or eliminated by the construction of the modern Chief Standing Bear Bridge over the river for SD Highway 37 and NE Highway 14.
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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References
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{{Bon Homme County, South Dakota}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Bon Homme County, South Dakota