South Dakota / Lake Traverse /
Lake Traverse - Waldo WAA
Boat ramp · on Lake Traverse · near Roberts County · South Dakota
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2020 and 2021.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Plank - 3'
- Managed by
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
- Coordinates
- 45.69464, -96.76784
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Reservation Dam at Lake Traverse Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Lake Traverse
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 977.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Reservation Dam at Lake Traverse Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Traverse
Lake in South Dakota. All launches on Lake Traverse.
Community
Where people who use Lake Traverse talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Traverse Lake, #3 Public Water Access Site · 2.0 mi · Lake Traverse
- Traverse Lake, #2, Fish Camp Public Water Access Site · 2.2 mi · Lake Traverse
- Lake Travese - Jensen's WAA · 2.3 mi · Lake Traverse
- Traverse Lake, #1 Public Water Access Site · 4.8 mi · Lake Traverse
- Traverse Lake, #4, Brown Valley Public Water Access Site · 6.6 mi · Lake Traverse
- Reservation Dam Boat Ramp · 8.1 mi · Lake Traverse
Sources
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) record {9760ECEF-54D0-424E-A31C-7BDA3BAE2A07} · State of South Dakota disclaimer: a public service, no warranty; credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
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.