Jenny Gulch Kayak Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Pactola Lake · near Silver City · South Dakota
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks lists this water as infested with zebra mussels. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- ground
- Managed by
- Federal agency
- Coordinates
- 44.08292, -103.54500
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the PACTOLA RESERVOIR NEAR SILVER CITY SD gauge · USGS, 2.9 mi away on Pactola Lake
- Lake level at Pactola Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Pactola Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 4,580.2 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Pactola Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; 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 PACTOLA RESERVOIR NEAR SILVER CITY SD, 2.9 mi from this launch on Pactola Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Pactola Lake
Reservoir in South Dakota. All launches on Pactola Lake.
Community
Where people who use Pactola Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pactola North PWA · 2.2 mi · Pactola Lake
- Pactola South PWA · 2.5 mi · Pactola Lake
- Sheridan North PWA · 7.9 mi · Sheridan Lake
- Sheridan South PWA · 8.9 mi · Sheridan Lake
- Canyon Lake Kayak Launch · 12.6 mi · Canyon Lake
- Deerfield - Dutchman PWA · 12.8 mi · Deerfield Lake
Sources
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) record {8F58221C-760C-4F3F-9FD0-D567E004482B} · State of South Dakota disclaimer: a public service, no warranty; credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
- OpenStreetMap n2968063404 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.