Sharpe - Good Soldier
Boat ramp · on Lake Sharpe · near Fort Thompson · 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
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked May 26, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Plank - 3'
- Managed by
- Federal agency
- Coordinates
- 44.03459, -99.45012
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Big Bend Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Lake Sharpe
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,420.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Big Bend Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Sharpe
Reservoir in South Dakota. All launches on Lake Sharpe.
Community
Where people who use Lake Sharpe talk about it.
Nearby launches
- LFC - Fort Thompson Right Tailrace · 0.6 mi · Lake Francis Case
- LFC - Fort Thompson Left Tailrace · 0.7 mi · Lake Francis Case
- LFC - Fort Thompson Spillway · 1.1 mi · Lake Francis Case
- LFC - Old Fort Thompson · 1.4 mi · Lake Francis Case
- Sharpe - North Shore · 3.7 mi · Lake Sharpe
- Sharpe - Wata Onazin (Lower Brule) · 6.8 mi · Lake Sharpe
Sources
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) record {2A6E4B38-AEE6-4F1B-9F9A-1F2AF291F68A} · State of South Dakota disclaimer: a public service, no warranty; credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 761-2444049-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n12832787105 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.