Gadens Point Shoreline Stabilization Project at Belle Fourche Reservoir

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract for $1,430,277.54 to RJS Construction Inc. of Spokane Valley, Washington to stabilize 2,700 feet of eroding shoreline along the south side of Gadens Point at Belle Fourche Reservoir.

The project will reduce ongoing shoreline erosion along Gadens Point and ensure safe public vehicle travel to recreational facilities along Gadens Point area. Material hauling for construction has begun and there is a contract completion date of September 15, 2025.

Gadens Point Camp Loop 2 will be restricted to traffic. Suzie Peak Road will remain open to vehicular travel, but the public is urged to use caution as truck and heavy equipment traffic will increase. Signage will be in place along Suzie Peak Road to inform the public of heavy equipment traffic and construction ahead.

The Belle Fourche Project, located in western South Dakota northeast of the Black Hills, includes a diversion dam, storage dam, and canals to irrigate 57,068 acres in Newell, Vale, and Nisland along the Belle Fourche River valley. Though primarily for irrigation, it also provides flood control, wildlife conservation, and recreation. The Belle Fourche Dam on Owl Creek, eight miles east of Belle Fourche, created the Belle Fourche Reservoir, the Belle Fourche National Wildlife Refuge, and the Rocky Point Recreation Area.

For more information, please contact Steven Fritch at (605) 519-5419. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.