South Dakota / Deerfield Lake /
Deerfield - Dutchman PWA
Boat ramp · on Deerfield Lake · near Deerfield · South Dakota
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Aggregate
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet(s)
- Season
- Year-round
- Hours
- Day use only: open 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Managed by
- Federal agency
- Coordinates
- 44.02154, -103.78801
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the DEERFIELD RESERVOIR NEAR HILL CITY SD gauge · USGS, 0.4 mi away on Deerfield Lake
- Lake level at Deerfield Reservoir and Dam · Reclamation
Lake level: Deerfield Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) (Deerfield Reservoir and Dam), daily; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge DEERFIELD RESERVOIR NEAR HILL CITY SD, 0.4 mi from this launch on Deerfield Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Deerfield Lake
Reservoir in South Dakota. All launches on Deerfield Lake.
Nearby launches
- Deerfield - Custer Crossing PWA · 0.5 mi · Deerfield Lake
- Jenny Gulch Kayak Launch · 12.8 mi · Pactola Lake
- Pactola South PWA · 14.6 mi · Pactola Lake
- Pactola North PWA · 14.9 mi · Pactola Lake
- Sheridan North PWA · 15.8 mi · Sheridan Lake
- Sheridan South PWA · 16.7 mi · Sheridan Lake
Sources
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) record {CB6E2D1B-6326-411B-B91B-882C594D5CBA} · State of South Dakota disclaimer: a public service, no warranty; credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5403.001101 · US federal government data, public domain
- OpenStreetMap n1076554453 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) and USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.